Jeremiah 17:11
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King James Version (modern wording)
As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
Jeremiah 17:11 (KJV)
American Standard Version
As the partridge that sitteth on eggs which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.
Jeremiah 17:11 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”
Jeremiah 17:11 (BSB)
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What does Jeremiah 17:11 say?
Jeremiah 17:11 in modern King James wording reads: "As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool."
Where is Jeremiah 17:11 found in the Bible?
Jeremiah 17:11 is verse 11 of chapter 17 of the book of Jeremiah, in the Old Testament. Jeremiah has 52 chapters.
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