He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house; but he that hates bribes shall live.
All Commentaries on Proverbs 15:27 Go To Proverbs 15
George Leo Haydock
AD 1849
Troubleth. With all sorts of temporal misfortunes. A judge who receives bribes, is accursed, Exodus xxiii. 8.
By, is not here in Hebrew, but chap. xvi. 6. St. Cyprian (3 Test.) found it in his copy.
Faith, or fidelity and truth, as it is elsewhere expressed, chap. iii. 3. These virtues move God to pardon.