Proverbs 21:6

The Message

Make it to the top by lying and cheating; get paid with smoke and a promotion—to death!

Cross References

Proverbs 13:11

Easy come, easy go, but steady diligence pays off.

Proverbs 10:2

Ill-gotten gain gets you nowhere; an honest life is immortal.

Proverbs 20:21

A bonanza at the beginning is no guarantee of blessing at the end.

Jeremiah 17:11

Like a cowbird that cheats by laying its eggs in another bird’s nest Is the person who gets rich by cheating. When the eggs hatch, the deceit is exposed. What a fool he’ll look like then! * * *

Proverbs 22:8

Whoever sows sin reaps weeds, and bullying anger sputters into nothing.

Proverbs 20:14

The shopper says, “That’s junk—I’ll take it off your hands,” then goes off boasting of the bargain.