Proverbs 28:20

All About Life

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons'shall have poverty enough. ²⁰ A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished. ²¹ To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

Faithful Man

Will Not Go Unpunished

Proverbs 28:22

he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

Proverbs 13:11

Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; But the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Luke 16:10-12

He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.

1 Samuel 22:14

Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and is taken into thy council, and is honorable in thy house?

2 Kings 5:20-27

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.

Nehemiah 7:2

that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.

Psalm 101:6

Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: He that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me.

Psalm 112:4-9

Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: He is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are upon the head of the righteous; But violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker; And he that is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.

Proverbs 20:6

Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; But a faithful man who can find?

Proverbs 23:4

Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

Luke 12:42

And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?

Luke 16:1

And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.

1 Corinthians 4:2-5

Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

Revelation 2:10

Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.

Revelation 2:13

I know where thou dwellest, even where Satan's throne is; and thou holdest fast my name, and didst not deny my faith, even in the days of Antipas my witness, my faithful one, who was killed among you, where Satan dwelleth.