Proverbs 15:27

He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house,.... Or "that covets a covetousness" (t), an evil one, as in Hab 2:9; that seeks riches by unlawful means, that gathers the mammon of falsehood, or…

Gifts - There is a special application to the office of the judge. The Aramaic Targum paraphrases the first words of this passage as: “he who gathers the mammon of unrighteousness,” using the words…

Note, 1. Those that are covetous entail trouble upon their families: He that is greedy of gain, and therefore makes himself a slave to the world, rises up early, sits up late, and eats the bread of…

gifts The proverb, though universal in its moral, is Oriental in its form. Gifts "play a very important part in the social life of the East" (see Smith's Dict. of Bible, Gift). Hence they form at once…