Proverbs 28:20-25

20 A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

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

22 The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.

23 Whoever rebukes a person will in the end gain favor rather than one who has a flattering tongue.

24 Whoever robs their father or mother and says, “It’s not wrong,” is partner to one who destroys.

25 The greedy stir up conflict, but those who trust in the LORD will prosper.

Proverbs 28:20-25 Meaning and Commentary

INTRODUCTION TO 1 KINGS 15

In this chapter we have a short history of the reign of Abijam, 1Ki 15:1-8 and of Asa, 1Ki 14:9-24, both kings of Judah; and of the reigns of Nadab the son of Jeroboam, and of Baasha, who destroyed his family, both kings of Israel, 1Ki 15:25-34.

Cross References

• 1. ver 22; Proverbs 10:6; 1 Timothy 6:9
• 2. S Leviticus 19:15
• 3. S Psalms 94:21; S Proverbs 18:5
• 4. Ezekiel 13:19
• 5. ver 20; Proverbs 23:6
• 6. S Proverbs 27:5-6
• 7. Proverbs 19:26
• 8. S Proverbs 18:9
• 9. S Proverbs 14:17
• 10. Proverbs 29:25