Proverbs 28:20
A steadfast man has multiplied blessings, || And whoever is hastening to be rich is not acquitted.
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In Context
21[It] is not good to discern faces, || And a man transgresses for a piece of bread.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:20and Gehazi, servant of Elisha the man of God, says, “Behold, my lord has spared this Aramean Naaman, not to receive from his hand that which he brought; for YHWH lives; if I have run after him, then I have taken something from him.”
Psalms 101:6My eyes are on the faithful of the land, || To dwell with me, || Whoever is walking in a perfect way, he serves me.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, || And the mouth of the wicked covers violence.
Proverbs 17:5Whoever is mocking at the poor || Has reproached his Maker, || Whoever is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, || Even its latter end is not blessed.
Proverbs 28:22The man [with] an evil eye [is] troubled for wealth, || And he does not know that want meets 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 →