Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
21To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:20Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, “Look, my master has spared this Aramean, Naaman, while not accepting what he brought. As surely as the LORD lives, I will run after him and get something from him.”
Psalms 101:6My eyes favor the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he who walks in the way of integrity shall minister to me.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 17:5He who mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever gloats over calamity will not go unpunished.
Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gained quickly will not be blessed in the end.
Proverbs 28:22A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits 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 →