Jeremiah 17:11KJV
Protestant Bible · KJV · Verse 11 of 27
"the partridge sitteth , and hatcheth not; he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool."
In context
9The heart deceitful above all , and desperately wicked: who can know it?
10I the LORD search the heart, try the reins, even to give every man according to his ways, according to the fruit of his doings.
11the partridge sitteth , and hatcheth not; he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
12A glorious high throne from the beginning the place of our sanctuary.
13O LORD, the hope of Israel, all that forsake thee shall be ashamed, they that depart from me shall be written in the earth, because they have forsaken the LORD, the fountain of living waters.