Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
The 1611 reading
Trust not in oppression, become not vaine in robberie: if riches increase, set not your heart vpon them.
KJV dictionary & concordance
A plundering; a pillaging; a taking away by violence, wrong or oppression.
Definition sources
First occurrence: Psalms 62:10
Complete exact-word concordance
Trust not in oppression, and become not vain in robbery: if riches increase, set not your heart upon them.
Trust not in oppression, become not vaine in robberie: if riches increase, set not your heart vpon them.
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to do judgment.
The robbery of the wicked shall destroy them; because they refuse to doe iudgement.
1611 marginal noteHeb. saw them, or, dwell with them.
For I the Lord love judgment, I hate robbery for burnt offering; and I will direct their work in truth, and I will make an everlasting covenant with them.
For I the LORD loue Iudgement, I hate robbery for burnt offering, and I will direct their worke in trueth, and I will make an euerlasting Couenant with them.
The people of the land have used oppression, and exercised robbery, and have vexed the poor and needy: yea, they have oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
The people of the land haue vsed oppression, and exercised robbery, and haue vexed the poore and needie: yea, they haue oppressed the stranger wrongfully.
1611 marginal noteOr, deceit.
1611 marginal noteHeb. without right.
For they know not to do right, saith the Lord, who store up violence and robbery in their palaces.
For they know not to doe right, saith the LORD; who store vp violence, and robberie in their palaces.
1611 marginal noteOr, spoile.
WOE to the bloody city! it is all full of lies and robbery; the prey departeth not;
¶ Woe to the bloody City, it is all full of lyes and robberie, the pray departeth not.
1611 marginal noteHeb. Citie of bloods.
1611 marginal noteEze.24.9. hab.2.10.
Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
Who being in the forme of God, thought it not robbery to bee equall with God:
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