Proverbs 28:20

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Summary

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Faithful

But

General references

Genesis 34:23

Bible References

Faithful

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty,
but who can find a trustworthy man?

Ahimelech replied to the king: “Who among all your servants is as faithful as David? He is the king’s son-in-law, captain of your bodyguard, and honored in your house.

Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah, commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

My eyes favor the faithful of the land
so that they may sit down with me.
The one who follows the way of integrity
may serve me.

Light shines in the darkness for the upright.
He is gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

The Lord said: “Who then is the faithful and sensible manager his master will put in charge of his household servants to give them their allotted food at the proper time?

He also said to the disciples: “There was a rich man who received an accusation that his manager was squandering his possessions.

In this regard, it is expected of managers that each one of them be found faithful.

Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. Look, the Devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will have affliction for 10 days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

But

A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.

Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,
but whoever earns it through labor will multiply it.

An inheritance gained prematurely
will not be blessed ultimately.

Don’t wear yourself out to get rich;
stop giving your attention to it.

Gehazi, the attendant of Elisha the man of God, thought: My master has let this Aramean Naaman off lightly by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.

But those who want to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge people into ruin and destruction.

General references

Won’t their livestock, their possessions, and all their animals become ours? Only let us agree with them, and they will live with us.”