Proverbs 28:20
God will greatly bless those who ◄are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do►, but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.
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2 Kings 5:20But then Elisha’s servant Gehazi said to himself, “It is not good that my master allowed this Syrian man to leave like this. He should have accepted his gifts. So just as certainly as Yahweh lives, I will go and catch up with Naaman and get something from him.”
Psalms 101:6I will approve of [IDM] people in this land who ◄are loyal to/faithfully obey► God, and I will allow them to ◄live with/work for► me. I will allow those who behave in such a way that no one can criticize them to ◄serve me/be my officials►.
Proverbs 10:6Righteous people will be blessed by God; the nice things that wicked people say [MTY] sometimes conceal the fact that they are planning to act violently.
Proverbs 17:5Those who make fun of poor people insult God, the one who made the poor people, and those who are happy when someone else has troubles will certainly be punished [LIT] by God.
Proverbs 20:21If you very quickly take the property that your parents promise will be yours after they die, you will not receive any good/blessing from it.
Proverbs 28:22Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will soon become 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 →