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Proverbs 28:20-22 The Blessings of Wisdom

20 A faithful man will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get 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 is eager to get rich
and is unaware that poverty awaits him.

Cross References for Proverbs 28:20-22

Revelation 2:10 - Do not be afraid of what you are about to suffer. I tell you, the devil will put some of you in... Click to read the verse Revelation 2:10 Click to read the verse Revelation 2:10

1 Samuel 22:14 - Ahimelech answered the king, “Who of all your servants is as loyal as David, the king’s son-in-... Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 22:14 Click to read the verse 1 Samuel 22:14

Genesis 34:23 - Won’t their livestock, their property and all their other animals become ours? So let us give o... Click to read the verse Genesis 34:23 Click to read the verse Genesis 34:23

2 Chronicles 34:12 - The men did the work faithfully. Over them to direct them were Jahath and Obadiah, Levites desc... Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 34:12 Click to read the verse 2 Chronicles 34:12

Luke 16:10-12 - “Whoever can be trusted with very little can also be trusted with much, and whoever is dishones... Click to read the verse Luke 16:10-12 Click to read the verse Luke 16:10-12

Nehemiah 7:2 - I put in charge of Jerusalem my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah the commander of the citade... Click to read the verse Nehemiah 7:2 Click to read the verse Nehemiah 7:2

Luke 12:42 - The Lord answered, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge o... Click to read the verse Luke 12:42 Click to read the verse Luke 12:42

Proverbs 17:5 - He who mocks the poor shows contempt for their Maker; whoever gloats over disaster will not go ... Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:5 Click to read the verse Proverbs 17:5

Psalms 101:6 - My eyes will be on the faithful in the land, that they may dwell with me; he whose walk is blam... Click to read the verse Psalms 101:6 Click to read the verse Psalms 101:6

1 Timothy 6:9-10 - People who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful d... Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9-10 Click to read the verse 1 Timothy 6:9-10

Joshua 8:2 - You shall do to Ai and its king as you did to Jericho and its king, except that you may carry o... Click to read the verse Joshua 8:2 Click to read the verse Joshua 8:2

Proverbs 20:21 - An inheritance quickly gained at the beginning will not be blessed at the end. Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:21 Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:21

Proverbs 28:22 - A stingy man is eager to get rich and is unaware that poverty awaits him. Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:22 Click to read the verse Proverbs 28:22

Jeremiah 17:11 - Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay is the man who gains riches by unjust means. ... Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:11 Click to read the verse Jeremiah 17:11

2 Kings 5:20-27 - Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said to himself, “My master was too easy on Naama... Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:20-27 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 5:20-27

Proverbs 13:11 - Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow. Click to read the verse Proverbs 13:11 Click to read the verse Proverbs 13:11

Proverbs 19:2 - It is not good to have zeal without knowledge, nor to be hasty and miss the way. Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:2 Click to read the verse Proverbs 19:2

2 Kings 22:7 - But they need not account for the money entrusted to them, because they are acting faithfully.” Click to read the verse 2 Kings 22:7 Click to read the verse 2 Kings 22:7

Luke 16:1 - The Parable of the Shrewd Manager Jesus told his disciples: “There was a rich man whose manager... Click to read the verse Luke 16:1 Click to read the verse Luke 16:1

Proverbs 20:6 - Many a man claims to have unfailing love, but a faithful man who can find? Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:6 Click to read the verse Proverbs 20:6

Revelation 2:13 - I know where you live—where Satan has his throne. Yet you remain true to my name. You did not r... Click to read the verse Revelation 2:13 Click to read the verse Revelation 2:13

Proverbs 10:6 - Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked. Click to read the verse Proverbs 10:6 Click to read the verse Proverbs 10:6

Proverbs 23:4 - Do not wear yourself out to get rich; have the wisdom to show restraint. Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:4 Click to read the verse Proverbs 23:4

Psalms 112:4-9 - Even in darkness light dawns for the upright, for the gracious and compassionate and righteous ... Click to read the verse Psalms 112:4-9 Click to read the verse Psalms 112:4-9

1 Corinthians 4:2-5 - Now it is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:2-5 Click to read the verse 1 Corinthians 4:2-5