Proverbs 28:20

All About Life

¹⁹
He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless people and frivolous pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
²⁰ 
A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
²¹
To have regard for one person over another and to show favoritism is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

Faithful Man

Will Not Go Unpunished

Proverbs 28:22

He who has an evil and envious eye hurries to be rich
And does not know that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 13:11

Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance hastily gained [by greedy, unjust means] at the beginning
Will not be blessed in the end.

Luke 16:10-12

“He who is faithful in a very little thing is also faithful in much; and he who is dishonest in a very little thing is also dishonest in much.

1 Samuel 22:14

Then Ahimelech answered the king, “And who among all your servants is as faithful and trustworthy as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, and who is captain over your guard [and your confidant], and is honored in your house?

2 Kings 5:20-27

when Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “My master has spared this Naaman the Aramean (Syrian), by not accepting from him what he brought. As the Lord lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”

Nehemiah 7:2

I put my brother Hanani, with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, in charge of Jerusalem, for Hananiah was a more faithful and God-fearing man than many [of the others].

Psalm 101:6

My eyes will be on the faithful (honorable) of the land, that they may dwell with me;
He who walks blamelessly is the one who will minister to and serve me.

Psalm 112:4-9

Light arises in the darkness for the upright;
He is gracious and compassionate and righteous (upright—in right standing with God).

Proverbs 10:6

Blessings are on the head of the righteous [the upright, those in right standing with God],
But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 17:5

Whoever mocks the poor taunts his Maker,
And he who rejoices at [another’s] disaster will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 20:6

Many a man proclaims his own loyalty and goodness,
But who can find a faithful and trustworthy man?

Proverbs 23:4

Do not weary yourself [with the overwhelming desire] to gain wealth;
Cease from your own understanding of it.

Luke 12:42

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward [of the estate], whom his master will put in charge over his household, to give his servants their portion of food at the proper time?

Luke 16:1

Now Jesus was also saying to the disciples, “There was a certain rich man who had a manager [of his estate], and accusations [against this man] were brought to him, that this man was squandering his [master’s] possessions.

1 Corinthians 4:2-5

In this case, moreover, it is required [as essential and demanded] of stewards that one be found faithful and trustworthy.

1 Timothy 6:9-10

But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].

Revelation 2:10

Fear nothing that you are about to suffer. Be aware that the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tested [in your faith], and for ten days you will have tribulation. Be faithful to the point of death [if you must die for your faith], and I will give you the crown [consisting] of life.

Revelation 2:13

‘I know where you dwell, [a place] where Satan sits enthroned. Yet you are holding fast to My name, and you did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My witness, My faithful one, who was killed (martyred) among you, where Satan dwells.