Dishonest Gain
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John 3:1-36
There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews:
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Luke 16:1-31
And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused to him that he had wasted his goods.
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Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathers by labor shall increase.
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Proverbs 11:1
A false balance is abomination to the LORD: but a just weight is his delight.
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Ezekiel 22:29
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yes, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
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Ezekiel 22:27
Her princes in the middle thereof are like wolves ravening the prey, to shed blood, and to destroy souls, to get dishonest gain.
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Greek
147. aischrokerdos -- from eagerness for base gain
... for the sake of dishonest gain. Adverb from aischrokerdes; sordidly -- for filthy
lucre's sake. see GREEK aischrokerdes. (aischrokerdos) -- 1 Occurrence. ...
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Strong's Hebrew
1215. betsa -- gain made by violence, unjust gain, profit
... by violence, unjust gain, profit NASB Word Usage dishonest gain (4), end (1), gain
(7), illicitly (1), plunder (1), profit (4), unjust gain (4), unjust* (1). ...
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1214. batsa -- to cut off, break off, gain by violence
... cut off (1), cuts me off (1), finish (1), gains by violence (1), get dishonest
(1), gets (1), greedy (2), greedy man (1), injured your for gain (1), profits (1 ...
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Library

Cheating and Dishonest Ways of Making Money are Utterly Unfit for ...
... Cheating and dishonest ways of making money are utterly unfit for clerics whose
duty ... But it is foolish to gain others' hate in taking up money matters, though ...
/.../ambrose/works and letters of st ambrose/chapter ix cheating and dishonest.htm

1 Cor. v. 1, 2
... Wherefore not seldom the dishonest gain being little, hath cast out the stock honestly
laid up however abundant. For nothing is more rotten than covetousness. ...
/.../homilies on the epistles of paul to the corinthians/homily xv 1 cor v.htm

Thou Shalt not Steal.
... perilous, miserable life, which is so exceedingly overburdened, entangled and taken
captive with cares of this temporal life and dishonest seeking of gain. II. ...
/.../christianbookshelf.org/luther/a treatise on good works/thou shalt not steal.htm

Homilies on the Gospel of John.
... Almsgiving, wins forgiving, [19]29, [20]47; a pure sacrifice, [21]46; must not come
from dishonest gain, [22]47; indispensable to our entering the kingdom, [23 ...
/.../homilies on the gospel of st john and hebrews/homilies on the gospel of.htm

The Oration on Holy Baptism.
... Two sins are on your conscience, the one that you made a dishonest gain, the other
that you retained the gains; you received forgiveness for the one, but in ...
/.../cyril/lectures of s cyril of jerusalem/oration xl the oration on.htm

Our Guilt.
... our Lord and Ruler, He can not forego the last farthing of life's gain; and since ...
Even among men it is called dishonest when, with debts unpaid, a man goes to ...
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He that is Unjust in the Least is Unjust Also in Much. Luke 16:10.
... The man who will do this is totally dishonest, and not to be trusted in any thing ...
4. The man who for the sake of gain, will sell rum, or intoxicating drinks, to ...
/.../finney/lectures to professing christians/he that is unjust in.htm

From the Seventh to the End of the Tenth Commandment
... wishes to borrow or be trusted, he is refused because others have been dishonest. ...
we can never restore, and especially as we have nothing to gain from injuring ...
/.../kinkead/baltimore catechism no 4/lesson 34 from the seventh.htm

Gambling, Card-Playing
... the passion to get something for nothing, is calculated to destroy the incentive
to honest toil and to honorable methods of gain. ... Gambling is dishonest. ...
/.../questionable amusements and worthy substitutes/iii gambling card-playing.htm

Testimonies from the Apostle Concerning the Spirit of Accidie.
... and the work of his own hands; but he is sure to be dishonest, while he ... for
opportunities for chattering and stories by means of which he may gain a footing ...
/.../cassian/the works of john cassian /chapter vii testimonies from the.htm

Resources
What does the Bible say about spying/eavesdropping? | GotQuestions.org

What does the Bible say about injustice? | GotQuestions.org

What is mammon? | GotQuestions.org

Dishonest: Dictionary and Thesaurus | Clyx.com

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