Proverbs 28:20
A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
21To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.
Cross References
2 Kings 5:20And Gehazi, servant of Elisha the man of God, saith, 'Lo, my lord hath spared Naaman this Aramaean, not to receive from his hand that which he brought; Jehovah liveth; surely if I have run after him, then I have taken from him something.'
Psalms 101:6Mine eyes are on the faithful of the land, To dwell with me, Whoso is walking in a perfect way, he serveth me.
Proverbs 10:6Blessings [are] for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
Proverbs 17:5Whoso is mocking at the poor Hath reproached his Maker, Whoso is rejoicing at calamity is not acquitted.
Proverbs 20:21An inheritance gotten wrongly at first, Even its latter end is not blessed.
Proverbs 28:22Troubled for wealth [is] the man [with] an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet 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 →