Proverbs 28:20
A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
In Context
21To haue respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgresse for a piece of bread.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:20And Gehazi the seruant of Elisha the man of God sayde, Beholde, my master hath spared this Aramite Naaman, receiuing not those things at his hand that he brought: as the Lord liueth, I will runne after him, and take somewhat of him.
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes shalbe vnto the faithfull of the lande, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfite way, he shall serue me.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings are vpon the head of the righteous: but iniquitie shall couer the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 17:5Hee that mocketh the poore, reprocheth him, that made him: and he that reioyceth at destruction, shall not be vnpunished.
Proverbs 20:21An heritage is hastely gotten at the beginning, but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Proverbs 28:22A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon 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 →