Cross references

Jeremiah 17:11

Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay

is the man who makes a fortune unjustly.

In the middle of his days his riches will desert him,

and in the end he will be the fool.”

Jeremiah 17:11 BSB

Jeremiah 17:11 has 35 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 15 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 28:20 (9 votes) and Proverbs 21:6 (8 votes). 17 other verses point back to it. It links with 22 other books, from Deuteronomy 32 to 2 Peter 2.

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Which verses does Jeremiah 17:11 point to?

The 20 strongest of 35, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

  2. Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

  3. “But your eyes and heart are set on nothing except your own dishonest gain, on shedding innocent blood, on practicing extortion and oppression.”

  4. “Woe to him who builds his palace by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms without justice, who makes his countrymen serve without pay, and fails to pay their wages,

  5. He who is greedy for unjust gain brings trouble on his household, but he who hates bribes will live.

  6. He who increases his wealth by interest and usury lays it up for one who is kind to the poor.

  7. But You, O God, will bring them down to the Pit of destruction; men of bloodshed and deceit will not live out half their days. But I will trust in You.

  8. Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

  9. A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

  10. There is a grievous evil I have seen under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owner, or wealth lost in a failed venture, so when that man has a son there is nothing to pass on. …

  11. Titus 1:114 votes
  12. Luke 12:203 votes

Which verses point to Jeremiah 17:11?

The 10 strongest of 17.