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Proverbs 28:20
20The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
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 blameless will be rescued from harm, but the crooked will be suddenly destroyed. 19A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty. The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble. 21Showing partiality is never good, yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread. 22Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
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 will say they are loyal friends, but who can find one who is truly reliable?
- 1 Samuel 22:14“But sir,” Ahimelech replied, “is anyone among all your servants as faithful as David, your son-in-law? Why, he is the captain of your bodyguard and a highly honored member of your household!
- Nehemiah 7:2I gave the responsibility of governing Jerusalem to my brother Hanani, along with Hananiah, the commander of the fortress, for he was a faithful man who feared God more than most.
- Psalms 101:6I will search for faithful people to be my companions. Only those who are above reproach will be allowed to serve me.
- Psalms 112:4Light shines in the darkness for the godly. They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.
- Luke 12:42And the Lord replied, “A faithful, sensible servant is one to whom the master can give the responsibility of managing his other household servants and feeding them.
- Luke 16:1Jesus told this story to his disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a manager handling his affairs. One day a report came that the manager was wasting his employer’s money.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2Now, a person who is put in charge as a manager must be faithful.
- Revelation 2:10Don’t be afraid of what you are about to suffer. The devil will throw some of you into prison to test you. You will suffer for ten days. But if you remain faithful even when facing death, I will give you the crown of life.
- Proverbs 28:22Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
- Proverbs 13:11Wealth from get-rich-quick schemes quickly disappears; wealth from hard work grows over time.
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance obtained too early in life is not a blessing in the end.
- Proverbs 23:4Don’t wear yourself out trying to get rich. Be wise enough to know when to quit.
- 2 Kings 5:20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha, the man of God, said to himself, “My master should not have let this Aramean get away without accepting any of his gifts. As surely as the Lord lives, I will chase after him and get something from him.”
- 1 Timothy 6:9But people who long to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction.
- Proverbs 17:5Those who mock the poor insult their Maker; those who rejoice at the misfortune of others will be punished.
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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