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Proverbs 28:20

Faithfulness and loyaltyMoney and wealthIntegrity

18 He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

21 To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

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BSB
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
KJV
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
WEB
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
ASV
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
DARBY
A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
BLB
A man of faithfulness [has] an abundance of blessings, and the one hurrying to be rich will not be acquitted.
ÅB
En trofast mann får rik velsignelse; men den som haster etter å bli rik, han blir ikke ustraffet.
OTB
En trofast person vil ha overflod av velsignelser, men den som er ivrig etter å bli rik vil ikke gå ustraffet.
B1930
En trofast mann får rik velsignelse; men den som haster efter å bli rik, han blir ikke ustraffet.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 16:10–12

    Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.

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  • Proverbs 13:11

    Dishonest wealth will dwindle, but what is earned through hard work will be multiplied.

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  • Revelation 2:10

    Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Look, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison to test you, and you will suffer tribulation for ten days. Be faithful even unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

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  • Proverbs 10:6

    Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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  • Psalms 112:4–9

    Light dawns in the darkness for the upright— for the gracious, compassionate, and righteous.

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  • Psalms 101:6

    My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.

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  • Nehemiah 7:2

    Then I put my brother Hanani in charge of Jerusalem, along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, because he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.

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  • Luke 12:42

    And the Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his servants to give them their portion at the proper time?

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