Proverbs 28:20

Modern English Version

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:11

Wealth gained by fraud will dwindle, but he who gathers by hand will increase it.

Revelation 2:10

Do not fear any of those things which you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, that you may be tried, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful unto death, and I will give you the crown of life.

Proverbs 28:22

He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

Proverbs 20:21

An inheritance gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

Proverbs 10:6

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

Psalm 101:6

My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in a blameless way, he shall serve me.

Nehemiah 7:2

Over Jerusalem, I put in charge both my brother Hanani and Hananiah, the palace commander, because each was a faithful man and feared God more than many.

Revelation 2:13

I know your works and where you live, where Satan’s throne is. Yet you hold firmly to My name, and did not deny My faith even in the days of Antipas, My faithful martyr, who was killed among you, where Satan dwells.

Luke 16:1

He told His disciples: “There was a rich man who had a steward who was accused to the man of wasting his resources.

Luke 12:42

The Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his house servants, to give them their portion of food at the proper time?

Proverbs 23:4

Toil not to acquire wealth; cease from your own understanding.

Proverbs 20:6

Many a man will proclaim each his own goodness, but a loyal man, who can find?

Proverbs 17:5

He who mocks the poor shows contempt for his Maker; and he who gloats at calamity will not go unpunished.

1 Samuel 22:14

Then Ahimelech answered the king and said, “And who is as faithful among all your servants as David, who is the king’s son-in-law, chief of your bodyguard, and is honored in your house?

Matthew 24:45

“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master has made ruler over his household to give them food at the appointed time?

Matthew 25:21

“His master said to him, ‘Well done, you good and faithful servant. You have been faithful over a few things. I will make you ruler over many things. Enter the joy of your master.’

Proverbs 19:2

It is not good for the soul to be without knowledge, and he misses the way who is hasty with his feet.