¹⁹ The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty. ²⁰ A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished. ²¹ To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread.

Phrases

Faithful Man

Will Not Go Unpunished

Cross References

Proverbs 28:22

The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.

Proverbs 13:11

Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.

Luke 16:10-12

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

1 Samuel 22:14

Ahimelech replied to the king, "Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king's son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!

2 Kings 5:20-27

Gehazi, the prophet Elisha's servant, thought, "Look, my master did not accept what this Syrian Naaman offered him. As certainly as the Lord lives, I will run after him and accept something from him."

Nehemiah 7:2

I then put in charge over Jerusalem my brother Hanani and Hananiah the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.

Psalm 101:6

I will favor the honest people of the land, and allow them to live with me. Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.

Psalm 112:4-9

In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 17:5

The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 20:6

Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person -- who can find?

Proverbs 23:4

Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.

Luke 12:42

The Lord replied, "Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?

Luke 16:1

Jesus also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.

1 Corinthians 4:2-5

Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Revelation 2:10

Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.

Revelation 2:13

I know where you live -- where Satan's throne is. Yet you continue to cling to my name and you have not denied your faith in me, even in the days of Antipas, my faithful witness, who was killed in your city where Satan lives.

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