Proverbs 14:35
New King James Version
35 (A)The king’s favor is toward a wise servant,
But his wrath is against him who causes shame.
Matthew 24:45-51
New King James Version
The Faithful Servant and the Evil Servant(A)
45 (B)“Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his master made ruler over his household, to give them food [a]in due season? 46 (C)Blessed is that servant whom his master, when he comes, will find so doing. 47 Assuredly, I say to you that (D)he will make him ruler over all his goods. 48 But if that evil servant says in his heart, ‘My master (E)is delaying [b]his coming,’ 49 and begins to beat his fellow servants, and to eat and drink with the drunkards, 50 the master of that servant will come on a day when he is not looking for him and at an hour that he is (F)not aware of, 51 and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the hypocrites. (G)There shall be weeping and gnashing of teeth.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Matthew 24:45 at the right time
- Matthew 24:48 NU omits his coming
Proverbs 22:11
New King James Version
11 (A)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
Luke 12:42-48
New King James Version
42 And the Lord said, (A)“Who then is that faithful and wise steward, whom his master will make ruler over his household, to give them their portion of food [a]in due season? 43 Blessed is that servant whom his master will find so doing when he comes. 44 (B)Truly, I say to you that he will make him ruler over all that he has. 45 (C)But if that servant says in his heart, ‘My master is delaying his coming,’ and begins to beat the male and female servants, and to eat and drink and be drunk, 46 the master of that servant will come on a (D)day when he is not looking for him, and at an hour when he is not aware, and will cut him in two and appoint him his portion with the unbelievers. 47 And (E)that servant who (F)knew his master’s will, and did not prepare himself or do according to his will, shall be beaten with many stripes. 48 (G)But he who did not know, yet committed things deserving of stripes, shall be beaten with few. For everyone to whom much is given, from him much will be required; and to whom much has been committed, of him they will ask the more.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- Luke 12:42 at the right time
Matthew 25:23
New King James Version
23 His lord said to him, (A)‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you have been faithful over a few things, I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into (B)the joy of your lord.’
Read full chapter
Matthew 25:21
New King James Version
21 His lord said to him, ‘Well done, good and faithful servant; you were (A)faithful over a few things, (B)I will make you ruler over many things. Enter into (C)the joy of your lord.’
Read full chapter
Proverbs 29:12
New King James Version
12 If a ruler pays attention to lies,
All his servants become wicked.
Proverbs 25:5
New King James Version
5 Take away the wicked from before the king,
And his throne will be established in (A)righteousness.
Proverbs 20:26
New King James Version
26 (A)A wise king sifts out the wicked,
And brings the threshing wheel over them.
Proverbs 20:8
New King James Version
8 A king who sits on the throne of judgment
Scatters all evil with his eyes.
Proverbs 19:26
New King James Version
26 He who mistreats his father and chases away his mother
Is (A)a son who causes shame and brings reproach.
Proverbs 19:12-13
New King James Version
13 (C)A foolish son is the ruin of his father,
(D)And the contentions of a wife are a continual [a]dripping.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:13 Irritation
Proverbs 17:2
New King James Version
2 A wise servant will rule over (A)a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 10:5
New King James Version
Psalm 101:4-8
New King James Version
4 A perverse heart shall depart from me;
I will not (A)know wickedness.
5 Whoever secretly slanders his neighbor,
Him I will destroy;
(B)The one who has a haughty look and a proud heart,
Him I will not endure.
6 My eyes shall be on the faithful of the land,
That they may dwell with me;
He who walks in a [a]perfect way,
He shall serve me.
7 He who works deceit shall not dwell within my house;
He who tells lies shall not [b]continue in my presence.
8 (C)Early I will destroy all the wicked of the land,
That I may cut off all the evildoers (D)from the city of the Lord.
Footnotes
- Psalm 101:6 blameless
- Psalm 101:7 Lit. be established
Scripture taken from the New King James Version®. Copyright © 1982 by Thomas Nelson. Used by permission. All rights reserved.