Proverbs 1:19

So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

Cross-references

Proverbs 1:13 shows the lure of unjust gain — the very greed that leads to death in verse 19.

Proverbs 1:18 illustrates the trap that steals life — 1:19 concludes that greedy gain destroys its possessor, linking back.

Proverbs 21:7 says violence sweeps away the wicked — same theme of self-destruction from injustice.

In Micah 2:1-3, the greedy who seize fields face God's disaster — echoing how unjust gain destroys its possessors.

2 Peter 2:14-16 describes hearts trained in greed and following Balaam's love of gain from wrongdoing, parallel to Proverbs' greedy ways.

2 Peter 2:3 Parallel

2 Peter 2:3 says greedy false teachers face destruction, echoing Proverbs' claim that unjust gain destroys life.

James 5:1-4 denounces rich who hoard and defraud, warning of judgment—paralleling Proverbs' greedy gain leading to loss of life.

1 Timothy 6:10 calls love of money a root of all evils, leading to wandering from faith and many pangs—similar to Proverbs' outcome of death.

1 Timothy 6:9 says those wanting to be rich fall into ruin and destruction, directly paralleling Proverbs' warning that greed takes away life.

Acts 8:20 Parallel

In Acts 8:19, Simon's offer of money for spiritual power illustrates the greed that brings judgment — a NT parallel to Proverbs' warning.

In Habakkuk 2:9, evil gain for security backfires — aligns with the principle that unjust gain destroys life.

In Micah 3:10-12, building with blood and injustice brings Jerusalem's ruin — the life-taking consequence of unjust gain.

In 2 Kings 5:20-27, Gehazi's greed for Naaman's reward brings leprosy — a clear example of unjust gain destroying life.

In Jeremiah 22:17-19, Jehoiakim's greed for dishonest gain leads to a donkey's burial — the life-destroying consequence of unjust gain.

James 4:2 Parallel

James 4:2 links coveting to murder and conflict — illustrating how greed takes away life as in Proverbs 1:19.

Jeremiah 17:11 warns that ill-gotten riches leave their owner — directly matching the fate of the greedy in Proverbs 1:19.

Job 31:39 Parallel

In Job 31:39, Job denies taking yield without payment and causing death, linking unjust gain with loss of life like Proverbs.

Ezekiel 22:12 condemns greed and extortion as sins against God — echoing the condemnation of unjust gain.

Ecclesiastes 5:13 observes that riches kept to their owner's hurt—similar to Proverbs' greedy gain harming the possessor.