Proverbs 15:27
WEB
He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.
BSB
He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.
KJV
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
Matthew Henry
Hebrew interlinear
H5916
v — roil water, disturb, affict
Derivation: a primitive root;
properly, to roil water; figuratively, to disturb or affict
KJV: trouble, stir.
vb — stir up
עָכַר vb. stir up, disturb, trouble
Qal disturb, trouble
Niph. my pain was stirred up
H1004
n-m — a house
Derivation: probably from 1129 abbreviated;
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
KJV: court, daughter, door, + dungeon, family, + forth of, × great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, + prison, + steward, + tablet, temple, web, + within(-out).
prep — between
בֵּית fem. of בַּיִן, בֵּין prep. between
n.m — house
בַּ֫יִת 2034 n.m. house
1. house
2. place
3. receptacle
4. of house as containing a family
5. household, family (592 t.)
6. house, including household affairs
7. lit. housewards, hence metaph. inwards
8. מִבַּיִת
a. adv. on the inside
b. prep. within
H1214
v — break, plunder, finish, stop
Derivation: a primitive root
to break off, i.e. (usually) plunder; figuratively, to finish, or (intransitively) stop
KJV: (be) covet(-ous), cut (off), finish, fulfill, gain (greedily), get, be given to (covetousness), greedy, perform, be wounded.
vb — cut off
[בָּצַע] vb. cut off, break off, gain by violence
Qal cut off, break off
Pi. cut off, (dis)sever; = finish, complete; accomplish (= carry out, fulfil); violently make gain of
H1215
n-m — plunder, gain
Derivation: from 1214;
plunder; by extension, gain (usually unjust)
KJV: covetousness, (dishonest) gain, lucre, profit.
n.m — gain made by violence
בֶ֫צַע n.m. gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
H8130
v — hate
Derivation: a primitive root;
to hate (personally)
KJV: enemy, foe, (be) hate(-ful, -r), odious, × utterly.
vb — hate
שָׂנֵא 145 vb. hate
Qal 128 hate
Niph. is hated
Pi. enemy
H4979
n-f — present, sacrificial offering, bribe
Derivation: feminine of 4976;
a present; specifically (in a good sense), a sacrificial offering, (in a bad sense) a bribe
KJV: gift.
n.f — gift
מַתָּנָה n.f. gift
H2421
v — live, revive
Derivation: a primitive root (compare 2331, 2421);
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
KJV: keep (leave, make) alive, × certainly, give (promise) life, (let, suffer to) live, nourish up, preserve (alive), quicken, recover, repair, restore (to life), revive, (× God) save (alive, life, lives), × surely, be whole.
vb — live
חָיָה 283 vb. live
Qal 203
1. live
2. be quickened, revive
Pi.
1. preserve alive, let live
2. give life
3. quicken, revive, refresh
Hiph.
1. preserve alive, let live
2. quicken, revive
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Verse 27
Proverbs 15:27
Note, 1. Those that are covetous entail trouble upon their families: He that is greedy of gain, and therefore makes himself a slave to the world, rises up early, sits up late, and eats the bread of carefulness, in pursuit of it - he that hurries, and puts himself and all about him upon the stretch, in business, frets and vexes at every loss and disappointment, and quarrels with every body that stands in the way of his profit - he troubles his own house, is a burden and vexation to his children and servants. He that, in his greediness of gain, takes bribes, and uses unlawful ways of getting money, leaves a curse with what he gets to those that come after him, which sooner or later will bring trouble into the house, Hab 2:9, Hab 2:10. 2. Those that are generous as well as righteous entail a blessing upon their families: He that hates gifts, that shakes his hands from holding the bribes that are thrust into his hand to pervert justice and abhors all sinful indirect ways of getting money - that hates to be paltry and mercenary, and is willing, if there be occasion, to do good gratis - he shall live; he shall have the comfort of life, shall live in prosperity and reputation; his name and family shall live and continue.
Cross-references: Hab 2:9 · Hab 2:10