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 claim "I'm a loyal person!" but who can find someone who truly is?

Ahimelech answered the king, "Who among all your officials is as faithful as David? He is the king's son-in-law, the captain of your bodyguard, and he's honored in your household.

I appointed my brother Hanani and fortress commander Hananiah to be over Jerusalem, since he was a faithful person who revered God more than many others did.

My eyes are looking at the faithful of the land, so they may live with me; The one who lives a life of integrity will serve me.

A light shines in the darkness for the upright, for the one who is gracious, compassionate, and just.

The Lord said, "Who, then, is the faithful and careful servant manager whom his master will put in charge of giving all his other servants their share of food at the right time?

Now Jesus was saying to the disciples, "A rich man had a servant manager who was accused of wasting his assets.

Now it is required of servant managers that each one should prove to be trustworthy.

Don't be afraid of what you are going to suffer. Look! The Devil is going to throw some of you into prison so that you may be tested. For ten days you will undergo suffering. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the victor's crown of life.

But

The miser is in a hurry to get wealthy, but he isn't aware that poverty will catch up with him.

Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but whoever works diligently increases his prosperity.

An inheritance quickly obtained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

Don't exhaust yourself acquiring wealth; be smart enough to stop.

After Naaman had gone only a short distance, Gehazi, the attendant to Elisha, the man of God, told himself, "Look how my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman! He declined to take from him what he brought. As the LORD lives, I'm going to run after him and get something from him."

But people who want to get rich keep toppling into temptation and are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires that plunge them into destruction and ruin.

General references

Shouldn't all their cattle, acquisitions, and animals belong to us? So, let's give our consent to them, and then they'll live with us."