Proverbs Chapter 28 verse 20 Holy Bible
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
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A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.
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A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
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A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
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A faithful man is rich with blessings; But one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
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A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 20. - A faithful man shall abound with blessings. "Faithful," as in Proverbs 20:6, one on whom one can depend, honest and upright. Septuagint, ἀξιόπιστος. The blessings signified are such as come from God and man. Men will utter his name with praise and benediction (comp. Job 29:8, etc.), and God will show his approval by sending material prosperity. He that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent (comp. ver. 22, and note there; Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 20:21; Proverbs 21:5). One who is only anxious to become quickly rich, and is unscrupulous as to means, cannot be "a faithful man," and therefore cannot be blessed. Instead of "innocent," many expositors render "unpunished" (as Proverbs 17:5), which better contrasts with the blessings mentioned in the first hemistich, though the two ideas are coordinate. On this haste of covetousness, Juvenal writes ('Sat.,' 14:173) - "Inde fere scelerum causae; nec plura venenaMiscuit aut ferro grassatur saepius ullumHumanae mentis vitium, quam saeva cupidoImmodici census; nam dives qui fieri vult,Et cito vult fieri. Sed quae reverentia legum,Quis metus aut pudor est unquam properantis avari?" The Septuagint waters down the gnome, "But the wicked shall not be unpunished."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(20) A faithful man, who is true to God and man, "shall abound with blessings" from God and man. Comp. Job's description of his own blameless life and the blessings attending it (Job 29).
