Proverbs 28:20
If you're trustworthy, you'll be richly rewarded; but if you try to get rich quick, you won't go unpunished.
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21Showing favoritism isn't good, but some people will do wrong just for a piece of bread.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:20when Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, “Just look how my master has let this Naaman the Syrian off the hook by not accepting the gifts he brought! As the Lord lives, I'll run after him and get something from him.”
Psalms 101:6I look for faithful people to live with me; only those who are trustworthy will serve me.
Proverbs 10:6Those who are good are blessed, but what the wicked say hides their violent nature.
Proverbs 17:5Anyone who oppresses the poor insults their Maker, and anyone who enjoys the suffering of others will be punished.
Proverbs 20:21Wealth gained too soon won't do you any good in the end.
Proverbs 28:22Envious people are in a rush to get rich; they don't realize they'll end up poor.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:20
19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. Note, 1. Those that are diligent in their callings take the way to live comfortably: He that tills his land, and tends his shop, and minds his business, whatever it is, he shall have plenty of bread, of that which is necessary for himself and his family and with which he may be charitable to the poor; he shall eat the labour of his hands. 2. Those that are idle, and careless, and… Read the whole commentary →