“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.”
— WEB
Luke 16:10
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Translations sourced from the public-domain WEB, KJV, and ASV. See all sources.
“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.”
— KJV
“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.”
— ASV
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Commentary
He, &c.--a maxim of great pregnancy and value; rising from the prudence which the steward had to the fidelity which he had not, the "harmlessness of the dove, to which the serpent" with all his "wisdom" is a total stranger. Fidelity depends not on the amount entrusted, but on the sense of responsibility. He that feels this in little will feel it in much, and conversely.
— Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary (public domain)
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