20A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.


In Context

17 A man laden with the blood of any person, fleeth to the pit: let no man stay him.

18 Whoso walketh in integrity shall be saved; but he that is perverted in his double ways, shall fall in one of them.

19 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless shall have poverty enough.

20 A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

21 To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.

22 He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Proverbs 28:20 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

28:20A faithful man will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

28:20A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

28:20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

28:20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

28:20A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

28:20A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

28:20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not be innocent.