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


In Context

17 A man that doth violence to the blood of a person, if he flee even to the pit, no man will stay him.

18 He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

19 He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness shall be filled with poverty.

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

21 He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.

22 A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant 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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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.