Berean Standard Bible
“Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.”
Jesus told a puzzling parable about a dishonest manager who, facing dismissal, cleverly reduced his master's debtors' bills to win friends. Jesus did not praise his dishonesty but his shrewd foresight.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Whoever is faithful with very little will also be faithful with much, and whoever is dishonest with very little will also be dishonest with much.
World English Bible (WEB)
He who is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much. He who is dishonest in a very little is also dishonest in much.
King James Version (KJV)
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)
He that is faithful in a very little is faithful also in much: and he that is unrighteous in a very little is unrighteous also in much.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
He who is true in a little, is true in much; he who is false in small things, is false in great.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
'He who is faithful in the least, is also faithful in much; and he who in the least is unrighteous, is also unrighteous in much;
Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
El que es fiel en lo muy poco, también en lo más es fiel: y el que en lo muy poco es injusto, también en lo más es injusto.
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
»El que es honesto en lo poco, también es honesto en lo mucho; y el que no es honesto en lo poco, tampoco será honesto en lo mucho.
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