Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man will have great blessings, 1 but the one who gets rich quickly will not go unpunished. 1
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21It is not good to show partiality, 1 but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. 1
Cross References
2 Kings 5:20He had traveled only a short distance, when Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God said to himself, “Look, my master has spared this Naaman the Aramean by not receiving from his hands gifts that he brought. As Yahweh lives, I will run after him and receive something from him.”
Psalms 101:6I will look to the faithful of the land to sit at my side. 1 Those who walk in the way of integrity may serve me. 1
Proverbs 10:6Gifts from God are upon the head of the righteous person, 1 but the mouth of the wicked covers up violence. 1
Proverbs 17:5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker 1 and the one who rejoices at misfortune will not go unpunished. 1
Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gained quickly at the beginning 1 will do less good in the end. 1
Proverbs 28:22A stingy man hurries after riches, 1 but he does not know that poverty will come upon him. 1
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 →