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Jeremiah 17:11

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.

KJV

Perdix fovit quæ non peperit : fecit divitias, et non in judicio : in dimidio dierum suorum derelinquet eas, et in novissimo suo erit insipiens.

Vulgate

ἐφώνησεν πέρδιξ, συνήγαγεν ἃ οὐκ ἔτεκεν· ποιῶν πλοῦτον αὐτοῦ οὐ μετὰ κρίσεως, ἐν ἡμίσει ἡμερῶν αὐτοῦ ἐγκαταλείψουσιν αὐτόν, καὶ ἐπ’ ἐσχάτων αὐτοῦ ἔσται ἄφρων.

LXX

As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

ASV

קֹרֵ֤א דָגַר֙ וְ/לֹ֣א יָלָ֔ד עֹ֥שֶׂה עֹ֖שֶׁר וְ/לֹ֣א בְ/מִשְׁפָּ֑ט בַּ/חֲצִ֤י ימ/ו יָמָי/ו֙ יַעַזְבֶ֔/נּוּ וּ/בְ/אַחֲרִית֖/וֹ יִהְיֶ֥ה נָבָֽל

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

13 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

דָגְרָ֣ה
dgrh
verb · 2×
הּ
h
noun · 61×
הוֹלִ֣יד
hvlyd
verb · 478×
וֹ
v
noun · 37×
חֲצִ֣י
chtsy
noun · 122×
י
y
noun · 422×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יַּ֥עַשׂ
y'sh
verb · 2621×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נִי
ny
verb · 212×
נָבָ֖ל
nbl
adjective · 18×
קֹּרֵ֖א
qr'
noun · 2×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Pet 2:14 — Having eyes full of adultery, and that cannot cease from sin; beguiling unstable souls: an heart they have exercised with covetous practices; cursed children:
  • Eccl 5:13 — There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.
  • Hab 2:6 — 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 cl
  • Jas 5:3 — Your gold and silver is cankered; and the rust of them shall be a witness against you, and shall eat your flesh as it were fire. Ye have heaped treasure together for the last days.
  • Jer 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;
  • Jer 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.
  • Luke 12:20 — But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
  • Luke 12:20 — But God said unto him, Thou fool, this night thy soul shall be required of thee: then whose shall those things be, which thou hast provided?
  • Mic 2:1 — Woe to them that devise iniquity, and work evil upon their beds! when the morning is light, they practise it, because it is in the power of their hand.
  • Prov 13:11 — Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
  • Prov 13:11 — Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
  • Prov 15:27 — He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
  • Prov 15:27 — He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
  • Prov 16:8 — Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
  • Prov 21:6 — The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
  • Prov 21:6 — The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
  • Prov 28:8 — He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.
  • Prov 28:20 — A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
  • Prov 28:22 — He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
  • Ps 55:23 — But thou, O God, shalt bring them down into the pit of destruction: bloody and deceitful men shall not live out half their days; but I will trust in thee.
  • Ps 62:10 — Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
  • Titus 1:11 — Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
  • Zech 7:9 — Thus speaketh the LORD of hosts, saying, Execute true judgment, and shew mercy and compassions every man to his brother:
  • Zeph 1:9 — In the same day also will I punish all those that leap on the threshold, which fill their masters’ houses with violence and deceit.