Proverbs 1:19

New International Reader's Version

That’s what happens to everyone who goes after money in the wrong way. That kind of money takes away the life of those who get it.

Cross References

Job 31:39

Suppose I’ve used up its crops without paying for them. Or I’ve broken the spirit of its renters.

Psalm 7:16

The trouble they cause comes back on them. The terrible things they do will happen to them.

Proverbs 1:20

Out in the open wisdom calls out. She raises her voice in a public place.

Proverbs 15:27

Those who always want more bring ruin to their households. But a person who refuses to be paid to lie will live.

Proverbs 29:24

To help a thief is to become your own enemy. When you go to court, you won’t dare to say anything.

Ecclesiastes 5:13

I’ve seen something very evil on earth. It’s when wealth is stored up and then brings harm to its owners.

Habakkuk 2:9

“How terrible it will be for the Babylonians! They build their kingdom with money that they gained by cheating others. They have tried to make the kingdom as secure as possible. After all, they did not want to be destroyed.

1 Timothy 3:3

He must not get drunk. He must not push people around. He must be gentle. He must not be a person who likes to argue. He must not love money.

Joshua 7:21

I saw a beautiful robe from Babylonia among the things we had taken. I saw five pounds of silver. And I saw a gold bar that weighed 20 ounces. I wanted them, so I took them. I hid them in the ground inside my tent. The silver is on the bottom.”

Joshua 7:25

Joshua said to Achan, “Why have you brought this trouble on us? The Lord will bring trouble on you today.” Then all the people killed Achan by throwing stones at him. They also killed the rest of his family with stones. They burned all of them up.

2 Peter 2:3

These teachers are never satisfied. They want to get something out of you. So they make up stories to take advantage of you. They have been under a sentence of death for a long time. The God who will destroy them has not been sleeping.