Proverbs 28:20
A faithful man will abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
21To have respect to persons is not good; because even for a piece of bread will a man transgress.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:20But Gechazi, the servant of Elisha' the man of God, said, Behold, my master hath spared Na'aman, this Syrian, in not receiving from his hand what he had brought; but, as the Lord liveth, I will run after him, and take some little thing from him.
Psalms 101:6My eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may abide with me: he that walketh in the way of the perfect, he it is that shall serve me.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings come upon the head of the righteous; but the mouth of the wicked covereth violence.
Proverbs 17:5Whoso mocketh the poor blasphemeth his Maker: he that is glad at calamities will not remain unpunished.
Proverbs 20:21An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning will at its end not be blessed,
Proverbs 28:22He that is eager for wealth is a man of an evil eye, and he knoweth not that want will 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 →