Greedy gain brings trouble into the home, but rejecting corruption is a path toward life.
Proverbs 15:27 warns about greed: He who profits illicitly troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live (v. 27). Unjust gain does not stay confined to the individual; it spreads trouble outward.
The one who profits illicitlytroubles his own house. His greed poisons the family sphere through anxiety, injustice, and the consequences of crooked gain. Ill-gotten profit is never truly private. Its disorder reaches the home.
But the man who hates bribeswill live. To reject corruption is to choose life. Bribes distort justice and reward partiality; refusing them aligns a person with truth. This proverb honors moral refusal as a life-preserving act.
Proverbs 15:27
27 He who profits illicitly troubles his own house,
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Proverbs 15:27 meaning
Proverbs 15:27 warns about greed: He who profits illicitly troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live (v. 27). Unjust gain does not stay confined to the individual; it spreads trouble outward.
The one who profits illicitly troubles his own house. His greed poisons the family sphere through anxiety, injustice, and the consequences of crooked gain. Ill-gotten profit is never truly private. Its disorder reaches the home.
But the man who hates bribes will live. To reject corruption is to choose life. Bribes distort justice and reward partiality; refusing them aligns a person with truth. This proverb honors moral refusal as a life-preserving act.