Proverbs 28:20

אִישׁ אֱמוּנוֹת רַב ־ בְּרָכוֹת וְאָץ לְהַעֲשִׁיר לֹא יִנָּקֶֽה ׃

Hebrew Tanakh (Original)

In The King James Version

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

In Context

19עֹבֵד אַדְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע ־ לָחֶם וּמְרַדֵּף רֵקִים יִֽשְׂבַּֽע ־ רִֽישׁ ׃

21הַֽכֵּר ־ פָּנִים לֹא ־ טוֹב וְעַל ־ פַּת ־ לֶחֶם יִפְשַׁע ־ גָּֽבֶר ׃

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Cross References

2 Kings 5:20וַיֹּאמֶר גֵּיחֲזִי נַעַר אֱלִישָׁע אִישׁ ־ הָאֱלֹהִים הִנֵּה ׀ חָשַׂךְ אֲדֹנִי אֶֽת ־ נַעֲמָן הָֽאֲרַמִּי הַזֶּה מִקַּחַת מִיָּדוֹ אֵת אֲשֶׁר ־ הֵבִיא חַי ־ יְהוָה כִּֽי ־ אִם ־ רַצְתִּי אַחֲרָיו וְלָקַחְתִּי מֵאִתּוֹ מְאֽוּמָה ׃

Psalms 101:6עֵינַי ׀ בְּנֶֽאֶמְנֵי ־ אֶרֶץ לָשֶׁבֶת עִמָּדִי הֹלֵךְ בְּדֶרֶךְ תָּמִים הוּא יְשָׁרְתֵֽנִי ׃

Proverbs 10:6בְּרָכוֹת לְרֹאשׁ צַדִּיק וּפִי רְשָׁעִים יְכַסֶּה חָמָֽס ׃

Proverbs 17:5לֹעֵג לָרָשׁ חֵרֵף עֹשֵׂהוּ שָׂמֵחַ לְאֵיד לֹא יִנָּקֶֽה ׃

Proverbs 20:21נַחֲלָה מבחלת בָּרִאשֹׁנָה וְאַחֲרִיתָהּ לֹא תְבֹרָֽךְ ׃

Proverbs 28:22נִֽבֳהָל לַהוֹן אִישׁ רַע עָיִן וְלֹֽא ־ יֵדַע כִּי ־ חֶסֶר יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ ׃

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 →

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