Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished. New Living Translation The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble. English Standard Version A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. Berean Standard Bible A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished. King James Bible A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. New King James Version A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. New American Standard Bible A faithful person will abound with blessings, But one who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished. NASB 1995 A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished. NASB 1977 A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished. Legacy Standard Bible A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished. Amplified Bible A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings, But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished. Christian Standard Bible A faithful person will have many blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished. Holman Christian Standard Bible A faithful man will have many blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished. American Standard Version A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished. Aramaic Bible in Plain English Many are the blessings of a faithful man and an evil one will not be spared in his evil. Brenton Septuagint Translation A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished. Contemporary English Version God blesses his loyal people, but punishes all who want to get rich quick. Douay-Rheims Bible A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent. English Revised Version A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished. GOD'S WORD® Translation A trustworthy person has many blessings, but anyone in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment. Good News Translation Honest people will lead a full, happy life. But if you are in a hurry to get rich, you are going to be punished. International Standard Version The faithful man will prosper with blessings, but whoever is in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment. JPS Tanakh 1917 A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished. Literal Standard Version A steadfast man has multiplied blessings, | And whoever is hastening to be rich is not acquitted. Majority Standard Bible A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished. New American Bible The trustworthy will be richly blessed; but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished. NET Bible A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished. New Revised Standard Version The faithful will abound with blessings, but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished. New Heart English Bible A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished. Webster's Bible Translation A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. World English Bible A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished. Young's Literal Translation A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Boldness of the Righteous…19The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty. 20A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished. 21To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.… Cross References Matthew 24:45 Who then is the faithful and wise servant, whom the master has put in charge of his household, to give the others their food at the proper time? Matthew 25:21 His master replied, 'Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Enter into the joy of your master!' 1 Timothy 6:9 Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. Proverbs 10:6 Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Proverbs 19:2 Even zeal is no good without knowledge, and he who hurries his footsteps misses the mark. Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end. Proverbs 23:4 Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. Treasury of Scripture A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be innocent. faithful Proverbs 20:6 Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find? 1 Samuel 22:14 Then Ahimelech answered the king, and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, which is the king's son in law, and goeth at thy bidding, and is honourable in thine house? Nehemiah 7:2 That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he was a faithful man, and feared God above many. but Proverbs 28:22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. Proverbs 13:11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. Proverbs 20:21 An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed. innocent or unpunished Proverbs 17:5 Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished. Jump to Previous Abound Aboundeth Acquitted Attempting Blessed Blessing Blessings Eager Faith Faithful Free Good Great Haste Hastens Hasting Innocent Makes Maketh Multiplied Punishment Quickly Rich Richly Stedfast Unpunished WealthJump to Next Abound Aboundeth Acquitted Attempting Blessed Blessing Blessings Eager Faith Faithful Free Good Great Haste Hastens Hasting Innocent Makes Maketh Multiplied Punishment Quickly Rich Richly Stedfast Unpunished WealthProverbs 28 1. general observations of impiety and integrity(20) A faithful man, who is true to God and man, "shall abound with blessings" from God and man. Comp. Job's description of his own blameless life and the blessings attending it (Job 29).Verse 20. - A faithful man shall abound with blessings. "Faithful," as in Proverbs 20:6, one on whom one can depend, honest and upright. Septuagint, ἀξιόπιστος. The blessings signified are such as come from God and man. Men will utter his name with praise and benediction (comp. Job 29:8, etc.), and God will show his approval by sending material prosperity. He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent (comp. ver. 22, and note there; Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 20:21; Proverbs 21:5). One who is only anxious to become quickly rich, and is unscrupulous as to means, cannot be "a faithful man," and therefore cannot be blessed. Instead of "innocent," many expositors render "unpunished" (as Proverbs 17:5), which better contrasts with the blessings mentioned in the first hemistich, though the two ideas are coordinate. On this haste of covetousness, Juvenal writes ('Sat.,' 14:173) - "Inde fere scelerum causae; nec plura venena Hebrew A faithfulאֱ֭מוּנוֹת (’ĕ·mū·nō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 530: Firmness, steadfastness, fidelity man אִ֣ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person will abound רַב־ (raḇ-) Adjective - masculine singular construct Strong's 7227: Much, many, great with blessings, בְּרָכ֑וֹת (bə·rā·ḵō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 1293: Benediction, prosperity but one eager וְאָ֥ץ (wə·’āṣ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 213: To press, to be close, hurry, withdraw to be rich לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר (lə·ha·‘ă·šîr) Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct Strong's 6238: To accumulate, chiefly, to grow, rich will not לֹ֣א (lō) Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no go unpunished. יִנָּקֶֽה׃ (yin·nā·qeh) Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5352: To be, clean, to be bare, extirpated Links Proverbs 28:20 NIVProverbs 28:20 NLT Proverbs 28:20 ESV Proverbs 28:20 NASB Proverbs 28:20 KJV Proverbs 28:20 BibleApps.com Proverbs 28:20 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 28:20 Chinese Bible Proverbs 28:20 French Bible Proverbs 28:20 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 28:20 A faithful man is rich with blessings (Prov. 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