Habakkuk 2:9
Woe to him who builds his house by unjust gain, to place his nest on high and escape the hand of disaster!
Cross References
Isaiah 5:8
Woe to those who add house to house and join field to field until there is no room and you dwell alone in the land.

Jeremiah 22:13
"Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and will not give him his wages,

Jeremiah 49:16
The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down," declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 51:13
You who dwell by many waters, rich in treasures, your end has come, the thread of your life is cut.

Ezekiel 22:27
Her officials within her are like wolves tearing their prey, shedding blood, and destroying lives for dishonest gain.

Obadiah 1:4
Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down," declares the LORD.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

that coveteth an evil covetousness.

Genesis 13:10-13
Lot looked out and saw that the whole plain of the Jordan, all the way to Zoar, was well watered like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah.) . . .

Genesis 19:26-38
But Lot's wife looked back, and she became a pillar of salt. . . .

Deuteronomy 7:25, 26
You must burn up the images of their gods; do not covet the silver and gold that is on them or take it for yourselves, or you will be ensnared by it; for it is detestable to the LORD your God. . . .

Joshua 7:21-26
When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath." . . .

1 Kings 21:2-4, 19-24
So Ahab said to Naboth, "Give me your vineyard to use as a vegetable garden, since it is next to my palace. I will give you a better vineyard in its place--or if you prefer, I will give you its value in silver." . . .

2 Kings 5:20-27
Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, "Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him." . . .

Job 20:19-28
For he has oppressed and forsaken the poor; he has seized houses he did not build. . . .

Jeremiah 22:13-19
"Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and will not give him his wages, . . .

Zechariah 5:1-4
Again I lifted up my eyes and saw before me a flying scroll. . . .

Acts 1:17-25
He was one of our number and was allotted a share in this ministry." . . .

Jude 1:11
Woe to them! They have traveled the path of Cain; they have rushed headlong into the error of Balaam; they have perished in Korah's rebellion.

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Psalm 10:3-6
For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD. . . .

Psalm 49:11
Their graves are their eternal homes--their dwellings for endless generations--even though their lands were their namesakes.

Psalm 52:7
"Look at the man who did not make God his refuge, but trusted in the abundance of his wealth, who strengthened himself by bringing destruction."

Proverbs 18:11, 12
A rich man's wealth is his fortified city; it is like a high wall in his imagination. . . .

Isaiah 28:15
For you said, "We have made a covenant with death; we have fashioned an agreement with Sheol. When the overwhelming scourge passes through, it will not touch us, because we have made lies our refuge and falsehood our hiding place."

Isaiah 47:7-9
You said, 'I will be queen forever.' You did not take these things to heart or consider their outcome. . . .

Jeremiah 49:16
The terror you cause and the pride of your heart have deceived you, O dwellers in the clefts of the rocks, O occupiers of the mountain summit. Though you elevate your nest like the eagle, even from there I will bring you down, " declares the LORD.

Obadiah 1:4
Though you soar like the eagle and make your nest among the stars, even from there I will bring you down, " declares the LORD.

power of evil.

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