Jeremiah 17:11 · KJV
“{As} the partridge sitteth {on eggs}, and hatcheth {them} not; {so} he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. {sitteth...: or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth}”
— Jeremiah 17:11
I the LORD search the heart, {I} try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, {and} according to the fruit of his doings.
A glorious high throne from the beginning {is} the place of our sanctuary.
Jeremiah 17 — Context
The heart {is} deceitful above all {things}, and desperately wicked: who can know it?
10I the LORD search the heart, {I} try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, {and} according to the fruit of his doings.
11{As} the partridge sitteth {on eggs}, and hatcheth {them} not; {so} he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool. {sitteth...: or, gathereth young which she hath not brought forth}
12A glorious high throne from the beginning {is} the place of our sanctuary.
13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, {and} they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.
Cross References
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}
Proverbs 21:6
The getting of treasures by a lying tongue {is} a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
Jeremiah 22:17
But thine eyes and thine heart {are} not but for thy covetousness, and for to shed innocent blood, and for oppression, and for violence, to do {it}. {violence: or, incursion}
Jeremiah 22:13
Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; {that} useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;
Proverbs 15:27
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Proverbs 28:8
He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor. {unjust...: Heb. by increase}
Habakkuk 2:6-12
Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth {that which is} not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! {Woe...: or, Ho, he}
Proverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich {hath} an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. {hasteth...: or, hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich}