1 Samuel 8:3; Psalms 119:36; Proverbs 15:27; Proverbs 28:16; Isaiah 33:15; Isaiah 56:11; Isaiah 57:17; Jeremiah 6:13; Jeremiah 8:10; Jeremiah 22:17; Ezekiel 22:13; Ezekiel 22:27; Ezekiel 33:31; Habakkuk 2:9

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1 Samuel 8:3

3 But his sons did not follow his ways. They turned aside after dishonest gain and accepted bribes and perverted justice.
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Psalms 119:36

36 Turn my heart toward your statutes and not toward selfish gain.
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Proverbs 15:27

27 The greedy bring ruin to their households, but the one who hates bribes will live.
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Proverbs 28:16

16 A tyrannical ruler practices extortion, but one who hates ill-gotten gain will enjoy a long reign.
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Isaiah 33:15

15 Those who walk righteously and speak what is right, who reject gain from extortion and keep their hands from accepting bribes, who stop their ears against plots of murder and shut their eyes against contemplating evil—
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Isaiah 56:11

11 They are dogs with mighty appetites; they never have enough. They are shepherds who lack understanding; they all turn to their own way, they seek their own gain.
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Isaiah 57:17

17 I was enraged by their sinful greed; I punished them, and hid my face in anger, yet they kept on in their willful ways.
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Jeremiah 6:13

13 “From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
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Jeremiah 8:10

10 Therefore I will give their wives to other men and their fields to new owners. From the least to the greatest, all are greedy for gain; prophets and priests alike, all practice deceit.
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Jeremiah 22:17

17 “But your eyes and your heart are set only on dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood and on oppression and extortion.”
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Ezekiel 22:13

13 “ ‘I will surely strike my hands together at the unjust gain you have made and at the blood you have shed in your midst.
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Ezekiel 22:27

27 Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey; they shed blood and kill people to make unjust gain.
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Ezekiel 33:31

31 My people come to you, as they usually do, and sit before you to hear your words, but they do not put them into practice. Their mouths speak of love, but their hearts are greedy for unjust gain.
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Habakkuk 2:9

9 “Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, setting his nest on high to escape the clutches of ruin!
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