Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 28:20
20A faithful man will have many blessings, but one eager to get rich 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
18Whoever walks blamelessly will be safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will fall suddenly. 19Whoever works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty. A faithful man will have many blessings, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. 21To show partiality is not good— yet for a piece of bread a man may do wrong. 22A stingy man chases after riches, but 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 a man proclaims his loyalty, but a faithful man who can find?
- 1 Samuel 22:14Then Ahimelech answered the king saying, “Who among all your servants is as trusted as David, the king’s son-in-law, a captain of the royal guard, and honored in your house?
- Nehemiah 7:2I put in charge over Jerusalem, my brother Hanani along with Hananiah the commander of the fortress, for he was a man of integrity and feared God more than many.
- Psalms 101:6My eyes are on the trustworthy of the land, to be in my company. One walking in a blameless way will serve me.
- Psalms 112:4Light shines in the darkness for the upright. Gracious, compassionate and just is he.
- Luke 12:42And the Lord said, “Who then is the faithful and wise manager, whom the master will put in charge of his servants, to give them their food portion at the proper time?
- Luke 16:1Now Yeshua was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a household manager, and this manager was accused of squandering his belongings.
- 1 Corinthians 4:2In this case, moreover, what is required of stewards is to be found trustworthy.
- Revelation 2:10Do not fear what you are about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to throw some of you into prison, so that you may be tested, and you will have tribulation for ten days. Be faithful until death, and I will give you the crown of life.
- Proverbs 28:22A stingy man chases after riches, but does not know that poverty will overtake him.
- Proverbs 13:11Wealth gained by fraud dwindles, but he who gathers by labor increases it.
- Proverbs 20:21An estate acquired quickly in the beginning will not be blessed in the end.
- Proverbs 23:4Do not wear yourself out to get rich. Be wise enough to restrain yourself.
- 2 Kings 5:20But Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, thought, “Behold, my master held back from accepting what this Naaman the Aramean brought. As Adonai lives, I will surely run after him and get something from him.”
- 1 Timothy 6:9But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.
- Proverbs 17:5Whoever mocks the poor insults his Maker. Whoever rejoices at calamity 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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