Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.
1 Timothy 3:3 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised not an excessive drinker, not a bully but gentle, not quarrelsome, not greedy. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous; Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Not given to wine, not combative but gentle and considerate, not quarrelsome but forbearing and peaceable, and not a lover of money [insatiable for wealth and ready to obtain it by questionable means]. American Standard Version (1901) no brawler, no striker; but gentle, not contentious, no lover of money; Common English Bible They shouldn’t be addicted to alcohol or be a bully. Instead, they should be gentle, peaceable, and not greedy. Catholic Public Domain Version not a drunkard, not combative but restrained, not quarrelsome, not covetous; Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Not given to wine, no striker, but modest, not quarrelsome, not covetous, but |
Such are the paths of all who make profit dishonestly; it takes the lives of those who receive it.
The one who profits dishonestly troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; a patient spirit is better than a proud spirit.
Woe to the majestic crown of Ephraim’s drunkards, and to the fading flower of its beautiful splendour, which is on the summit above the rich valley. Woe to those overcome with wine.
Even these stagger because of wine and stumble under the influence of beer: Priest and prophet stagger because of beer. They are confused by wine. They stumble because of beer. They are muddled in their visions. They stumble in their judgements.
For from the least to the greatest of them, everyone is making profit dishonestly. From prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
Therefore, I will give their wives to other men, their fields to new occupants, for from the least to the greatest, everyone is making profit dishonestly. From prophet to priest, everyone deals falsely.
‘You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.
If a man comes and utters empty lies – ‘I will preach to you about wine and beer’ – he would be just the preacher for this people!
Her leaders issue rulings for a bribe, her priests teach for payment, and her prophets practise divination for silver. Yet they lean on the Lord, saying, ‘Isn’t the Lord among us? No disaster will overtake us.’
This is what the Lord says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who proclaim peace when they have food to sink their teeth into but declare war against the one who puts nothing in their mouths.
‘I wish one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle a useless fire on my altar! I am not pleased with you,’ says the Lord of Armies, ‘and I will accept no offering from your hands.
He said to them, ‘It is written, my house will be called a house of prayer, but you are making it a den of thieves! ’ ,
because such people do not serve our Lord Christ but their own appetites. , They deceive the hearts of the unsuspecting with smooth talk and flattering words.
And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless living, but be filled by the Spirit:
And we exhort you, brothers and sisters: warn those who are idle, comfort the discouraged, help the weak, be patient with everyone.
Deacons, likewise, should be worthy of respect, not hypocritical, not drinking a lot of wine, not greedy for money,
For people will be lovers of self, lovers of money, boastful, proud, demeaning, disobedient to parents, ungrateful, unholy,
It is necessary to silence them; they are ruining entire households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.
As an overseer of God’s household, he must be blameless, not arrogant, not hot-tempered, not an excessive drinker, not a bully, not greedy for money,
In the same way, older women are to be reverent in behaviour, not slanderers, not slaves to excessive drinking. They are to teach what is good,
to slander no one, to avoid fighting, and to be kind, always showing gentleness to all people.
Keep your life free from the love of money. Be satisfied with what you have, for he himself has said, I will never leave you or abandon you. ,
What is the source of wars and fights among you? Don’t they come from your passions that wage war within you?
Shepherd God’s flock among you, not overseeing out of compulsion but willingly, as God would have you; not out of greed for money but eagerly;
They will exploit you in their greed with made-up stories. Their condemnation, pronounced long ago, is not idle, and their destruction does not sleep.
Woe to them! For they have gone the way of Cain, have plunged into Balaam’s error for profit, and have perished in Korah’s rebellion.
I, John, your brother and partner in the affliction, kingdom, and endurance that are in Jesus, was on the island called Patmos because of the word of God and the testimony of Jesus.
However, his sons did not walk in his ways #– #they turned towards dishonest profit, took bribes, and perverted justice.