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


In Context

17 A man oppressed with the blood of a soul, Unto the pit fleeth, none taketh hold on him.

18 Whoso is walking uprightly is saved, And the perverted of ways falleth at once.

19 Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled with poverty.

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

21 To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

22 Troubled for wealth is the man with an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet 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 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 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.