Proverbs 15:27 (YLT)

Passage

A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

Nearby Context

Proverbs 15:25 The house of the proud Jehovah pulleth down, And He setteth up the border of the widow.

Proverbs 15:26 An abomination to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> thoughts of wickedness, And pure <FI>are<Fi> sayings of pleasantness.

Proverbs 15:27 A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.

Proverbs 15:28 The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

Proverbs 15:29 Far <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah from the wicked, And the prayer of the righteous He heareth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "dishonest", "gainer", "troubling", "house", "whoso", "hating", "gifts", and "liveth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "dishonest" and "gainer", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "An abomination to Jehovah FI are Fi..." into verse 28's "The heart of the righteous meditateth to...", so "dishonest" and "gainer" 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 "dishonest" and "gainer" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.