New English Translation
Proverbs 28:20
20A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 28:20 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
- New International Version (NIV)A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
Context of Proverbs 28:20
18The one who walks blamelessly will be delivered, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall at once. 19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty. A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished. 21To show partiality is terrible, for a person will transgress over the smallest piece of bread. 22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:20 word by word
אִ֣ישׁ אֱ֭מוּנוֹת רַב־בְּרָכ֑וֹת וְאָ֥ץ לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:20
- Proverbs 20:6Many people profess their loyalty, but a faithful person – who can find?
- 1 Samuel 22:14Ahimelech replied to the king, “Who among all your servants is faithful like David? He is the king’s son-in-law, the leader of your bodyguard, and honored in your house!
- Nehemiah 7:2I then put in charge over Jerusalem my brother Hanani and Hananiah the chief of the citadel, for he was a faithful man and feared God more than many do.
- Psalms 101:6I will favor the honest people of the land, and allow them to live with me. Those who walk in the way of integrity will attend me.
- Psalms 112:4In the darkness a light shines for the godly, for each one who is merciful, compassionate, and just.
- Luke 12:42The Lord replied, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master puts in charge of his household servants, to give them their allowance of food at the proper time?
- Luke 16:1Jesus also said to the disciples, “There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2Now what is sought in stewards is that one be found faithful.
- Revelation 2:10Do not be afraid of the things you are about to suffer. The devil is about to have some of you thrown into prison so you may be tested, and you will experience suffering for ten days. Remain faithful even to the point of death, and I will give you the crown that is life itself.
- Proverbs 28:22The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.
- Proverbs 13:11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gained easily in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
- Proverbs 23:4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.
- 2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the prophet Elisha’s servant, thought, “Look, my master did not accept what this Syrian Naaman offered him. As certainly as the Lord lives, I will run after him and accept something from him.”
- 1 Timothy 6:9Those who long to be rich, however, stumble into temptation and a trap and many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
- Proverbs 17:5The one who mocks the poor insults his Creator; whoever rejoices over disaster will not go unpunished.
Commentaries on Proverbs 28:20
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 20He that maketh haste to be rich - See Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 20:21.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 20Not the possession of wealth, nor even the acquisition of it, is evil, but the eager haste of covetousness. Shall not be innocent - Better, as in the margin, in contrast with the many “blessings” of the “faithful.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 20Verse 20 The true way to be happy, is to be holy and honest; not to raise an estate suddenly, without regard to right or wrong.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 20abound with blessings: You must earn wealth ethically, or it will cause harm and not last (see Proverbs 13:11, compare 10:2; 11:18; 13:22; 21:6).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2020. maketh haste ... rich--implying deceit or fraud (Pr 20:21), and so opposed to "faithful" or reliable.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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