¹⁹ He who tills his ground will have plenty bread, but he who follows fantasies will have plenty [of] poverty. ²⁰ A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished. ²¹ {Showing partiality} [is] not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.

Phrases

Faithful Man

Will Not Go Unpunished

Cross References

Proverbs 28:22

He who hurries for wealth is {a man with an evil eye}, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 13:11

Wealth [gained] from haste will dwindle, but he who gathers {little by little} will increase it.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance acquired [hastily] {at the beginning} will not be blessed at its end.

Luke 16:10-12

"The one who [is] faithful in very little is also faithful in much, and the one who [is] dishonest in very little is also dishonest in much.

1 Samuel 22:14

But Ahimelech answered the king and said, "And who among all your servants [is] as faithful as David? He [is] the son-in-law of the king who moves [quickly] to safeguard you and is honored in your house.

2 Kings 5:20-27

But Gehazi the servant of Elisha, the man of God, thought, "Look, my master has refrained from taking what this Aramean Naaman brought from his hand. {As Yahweh lives}, I will certainly run after him, and I will accept something from him."

Nehemiah 7:2

I gave command over Jerusalem to my brother Hanani and Hananiah the commander of the citadel. For he was a faithful man and feared God more than many.

Psalm 101:6

My eyes [will be] on [the] faithful of [the] land, that [they may] live with me. [He who] walks in [the] way of integrity, he shall minister to me.

Psalm 112:4-9

[His] light rises in the darkness for the upright; [he is] gracious and compassionate and righteous.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings [belong] to the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 17:5

He who mocks the poor insults him who made him; he who rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 20:6

Many a person will proclaim his loyalty [for] himself, but a man [who is] trustworthy, who can find?

Proverbs 23:4

Do not tire [in order] to become rich; out of your understanding, [may you] desist

Luke 12:42

And the Lord said, "Who then is the faithful wise manager whom the master will put in charge over his servants to give [them] [their] food allowance at the right time?

Luke 16:1

And he also said to the disciples, "A certain man was rich, who had a manager. And charges were brought to him that this person was squandering his possessions.

1 Corinthians 4:2-5

In this case, moreover, it is sought in stewards that one be found faithful.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

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

Revelation 2:10

Do not be afraid of [the things] which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw [some] of you into prison so that you may be tested, and you will experience affliction ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Revelation 2:13

'I know where you live, where the throne of Satan [is]. And you hold fast to my name and did not deny your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas my faithful witness, who was killed among you, where Satan lives.

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