Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
In Context
21To have respect of persons is not good, nor that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:20But Gehazi the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared this Naaman the Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought. As LORD lives, I will run after him, and take something from him.
Psalms 101:6My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me. He who walks in a perfect way, he shall minister to me.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings are upon the head of a righteous man, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 17:5He who mocks a poor man reproaches his maker. He who is glad at calamity shall not be unpunished.
Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gotten hastily at the beginning shall not be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 28:22He who has an evil eye hastens after riches, and does not know that want shall come upon him.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:20
19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. Note, 1. Those that are diligent in their callings take the way to live comfortably: He that tills his land, and tends his shop, and minds his business, whatever it is, he shall have plenty of bread, of that which is necessary for himself and his family and with which he may be charitable to the poor; he shall eat the labour of his hands. 2. Those that are idle, and careless, and… Read the whole commentary →