King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Complete Jewish Bible:
A trustworthy person will receive many blessings, but one rushing to get rich will not go unpunished.
Berean Standard Bible:
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
American Standard Version:
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
A faithful{H530} man{H376} shall abound{H7227} with blessings{H1293}: but he that maketh haste{H213} to be rich{H6238} shall not be innocent{H5352}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Luke 16:10
- He that is faithful in that which is least is faithful also in much: and he that is unjust in the least is unjust also in much.
Luke 16:12
- And if ye have not been faithful in that which is another man's, who shall give you that which is your own?
Proverbs 13:11
- ¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Proverbs 10:6
- ¶ Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Proverbs 28:22
- ¶ He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Proverbs 20:21
- ¶ An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
Nehemiah 7:2
- That I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the palace, charge over Jerusalem: for he [was] a faithful man, and feared God above many.
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Commentary for Proverbs 28:20
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H530
There are 490 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אֱמוּנָה
Transliteration: ʼĕmûwnâh
Pronunciation: em-oo-naw'
Description: or (shortened) אֱמֻנָה; feminine of אֵמוּן; literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity; faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily. - Strong's Number: H376
There are 1507 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אִישׁ
Transliteration: ʼîysh
Pronunciation: eesh
Description: contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה. - Strong's Number: H7227
There are 439 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: רַב
Transliteration: rab
Pronunciation: rab
Description: by contracted from רָבַב; abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality); (in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent). - Strong's Number: H1293
There are 64 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בְּרָכָה
Transliteration: Bᵉrâkâh
Pronunciation: ber-aw-kaw'
Description: from בָרַךְ; benediction; by implication prosperity; blessing, liberal, pool, present. - Strong's Number: H213
There are 89 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: אוּץ
Transliteration: ʼûwts
Pronunciation: oots
Description: a primitive root; to press; (by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw; (make) haste(-n, -y), labor, be narrow. - Strong's Number: H6238
There are 17 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עָשַׁר
Transliteration: ʻâshar
Pronunciation: aw-shar'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich; be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See עָשָׂר. - Strong's Number: H5352
There are 33 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: נָקָה
Transliteration: nâqâh
Pronunciation: naw-kaw'
Description: a primitive root; to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated; acquit [idiom] at all, [idiom] altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, [idiom] by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] wholly.