Proverbs 28:20
A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.
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2 Kings 5:20And Giezi the servant of Elisaie said, Behold, my Lord has spared this Syrian Naiman, so as not to take of his hand what he has brought: as the Lord lives, I will surely run after him, and take somewhat of him.
Psalms 101:6I have become like a pelican of the wilderness; 1
Proverbs 10:6The blessing of the Lord is upon the head of the just: but untimely grief shall cover the mouth of the ungodly.
Proverbs 17:5He that laughs at the poor provokes him that made him; and he that rejoices at the destruction of another shall not be held guiltless: but he that has compassion shall find mercy.
Proverbs 20:21A portion hastily gotten at first shall not be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 28:22An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.
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 →