20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
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From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much. …
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous. …
That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 20)Here, 1. We are directed in the true way to be happy, and that is to be holy and honest. He that is faithful to God and man shall be blessed of the Lord, and he shall abound with blessings of the upper and nether springs. Men shall praise him, and pray for him, and be ready to do him any kindness. He shall abound in doing good, and shall himself be a blessing to the place where he lives. Usefulnes…
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