Revised Version 1895
Proverbs 28:20
20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be 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
18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be delivered: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. 19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished. 21To have respect of persons is not good: neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread. 22He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, and knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:20 word by word
אִ֣ישׁ אֱ֭מוּנוֹת רַב־בְּרָכ֑וֹת וְאָ֥ץ לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:20
- Proverbs 20:6Most men wilt proclaim every one his own kindness: but a faithful man who can find?
- 1 Samuel 22:14Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who among all thy servants is so faithful as David, which is the king’s son in law, and is taken into thy council, and is honourable in thine house?
- Nehemiah 7:2that I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the governor of the castle, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many.
- Psalms 101:6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall minister unto me.
- Psalms 112:4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: he is gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
- Luke 12:42And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and wise steward, whom his lord shall set over his household, to give them their portion of food in due season?
- Luke 16:1And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2Here, moreover, it is required in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
- Revelation 2:10Fear not the things which thou art about to suffer: behold, the devil is about to cast some of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee the crown of life.
- Proverbs 28:22He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, and knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
- Proverbs 13:11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall have increase.
- Proverbs 20:21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
- Proverbs 23:4Weary not thyself to be rich; cease from thine own wisdom.
- 2 Kings 5:20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought: as the LORD liveth, I will run after him, and take somewhat of him.
- 1 Timothy 6:9But they that desire to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.
- Proverbs 17:5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamity shall not be 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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