Proverbs 15:27 (WEB)

Passage

He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 15:25 Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

Proverbs 15:26 Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

Proverbs 15:27 He who is greedy for gain troubles his own house, but he who hates bribes will live.

Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

Proverbs 15:29 Yahweh is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "greedy", "gain", "troubles", "house", "hates", "bribes", and "live". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "greedy" and "gain", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked..." into verse 28's "The heart of the righteous weighs answers...", so "greedy" and "gain" belong inside that flow. In Proverbs context, the local focus is covenant, worship, and faithfulness.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "greedy" and "gain" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.