Luke 16:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.

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Referenced Verses

  • Matt 25:21 : 21 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.
  • Luke 19:17 : 17 And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.
  • Matt 25:23 : 23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.
  • Luke 16:11-12 : 11 If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth? 12 And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?
  • Heb 3:2 : 2 Who kept faith with God who gave him his place, even as Moses did in all his house.
  • John 12:6 : 6 (He said this, not because he had any love for the poor; but because he was a thief, and, having the money-bag, took for himself what was put into it.)
  • John 13:2 : 2 So while a meal was going on, the Evil One having now put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to be false to him,

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    11 If, then, you have not been true in your use of the wealth of this life, who will give into your care the true wealth?

    12 And if you have not been true in your care of the property of other people, who will give you that which is yours?

    13 No man may be a servant to two masters: for he will have hate for the one and love for the other; or he will keep to the one and have no respect for the other. You may not be servants of God and of wealth.

  • Luke 16:7-9
    3 verses
    76%

    7 Then he said to another, What is the amount of your debt? And he said, A hundred measures of grain. And he said to him, Take your account and put down eighty.

    8 And his lord was pleased with the false servant, because he had been wise; for the sons of this world are wiser in relation to their generation than the sons of light.

    9 And I say to you, Make friends for yourselves through the wealth of this life, so that when it comes to an end, you may be taken into the eternal resting-places.

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    16 And the first came before him, saying, Lord, your pound has made ten pounds.

    17 And he said to him, You have done well, O good servant: because you have done well in a small thing you will have authority over ten towns.

  • 2 And it is right for such servants to be safe persons.

  • 8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great wealth with wrongdoing.

  • Luke 16:1-3
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    1 And another time he said to the disciples, There was a certain man of great wealth who had a servant; and it was said to him that this servant was wasting his goods.

    2 And he sent for him and said, What is this which is said about you? give me an account of all you have done, for you will no longer be the manager of my property.

    3 And the servant said to himself, What am I to do now that my lord takes away my position? I have not enough strength for working in the fields, and I would be shamed if I made requests for money from people in the streets.

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    20 And he who had the five talents came with his other five talents, saying, Lord, you gave into my care five talents: see, I have got five more.

    21 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

  • 16 The little which the good man has is better than the wealth of evil-doers.

  • 20 A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

  • 23 His lord said to him, Well done, good and true servant: you have been true in a small thing, I will give you control over great things: take your part in the joy of your lord.

  • 25 He who has, to him will be given: and he who has not, from him will be taken even that which he has.

  • 26 And I say to you that to everyone who has, more will be given, but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • 48 But he who, without knowledge, did things for which punishment is given, will get only a small number of blows. The man to whom much is given, will have to give much; if much is given into his care, of him more will be requested.

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    28 Take away, then, his talent and give it to him who has the ten talents.

    29 For to everyone who has will be given, and he will have more: but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

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    42 And the Lord said, Who then is the wise and responsible servant whom his lord will put in control of his family, to give them their food at the right time?

    43 Happy is that servant who, when his lord comes, is doing so.

    44 Truly I say to you, he will put him in control of all his goods.

  • 16 Better is a little with the fear of the Lord, than great wealth together with trouble.

  • 12 Because whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have more; but from him who has not, even what he has will be taken away.

  • 6 Most men make no secret of their kind acts: but where is a man of good faith to be seen?

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    17 In the same way he who had been given the two got two more.

    18 But he who was given the one went away and put it in a hole in the earth, and kept his lord's money in a secret place.

  • 30 But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

  • 7 A man may be acting as if he had wealth, but have nothing; another may seem poor, but have great wealth.

  • 5 And sending for every one who was in debt to his lord he said to the first, What is the amount of your debt to my lord?

  • 26 If, then, you are not able to do even that which is least, why are you troubled about the rest?

  • 47 Truly, I say to you, he will put him over all he has.

  • 6 But in the Writings it says, He who puts in only a small number of seeds, will get in the same; and he who puts them in from a full hand, will have produce in full measure from them.

  • 16 And he said to them, in a story, The land of a certain man of great wealth was very fertile:

  • 9 A little leaven makes a change in all the mass.

  • 18 So take care how you give hearing, for to him who has will be given, and from him who has not will be taken even what he seems to have.

  • 21 So that is what comes to the man who gets wealth for himself, and has not wealth in the eyes of God.

  • 10 In the same way, when you have done all the things which are given you to do, say, There is no profit in us, for we have only done what we were ordered to do.

  • 15 As it says in the Writings, He who had taken up much had nothing over and he who had little had enough.

  • 14 For it is as when a man, about to take a journey, got his servants together, and gave them his property.

  • 28 But if God gives such clothing to the grass in the field, which today is living, and tomorrow will be burned in the oven, how much more will he give clothing to you, O men of little faith?

  • 19 Whoever then goes against the smallest of these laws, teaching men to do the same, will be named least in the kingdom of heaven; but he who keeps the laws, teaching others to keep them, will be named great in the kingdom of heaven.

  • 40 And the King will make answer and say to them, Truly I say to you, Because you did it to the least of these my brothers, you did it to me.

  • 28 He who puts his faith in wealth will come to nothing; but the upright man will be full of growth like the green leaf.

  • 31 It is like a grain of mustard seed, which, when it is put in the earth, is smaller than all the seeds on the earth,

  • 45 Then will he make answer to them, saying, Truly I say to you, Because you did it not to the least of these, you did it not to me.