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Proverbs 28:20

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

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}.

A trustworthy person will receive many blessings, but one rushing to get rich will not go unpunished.

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

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

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Cross-References

  • Luke 16:10 (11 votes)

    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 (11 votes)

    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 (9 votes)

    ¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

  • Proverbs 10:6 (5 votes)

    ¶ Blessings [are] upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

  • Proverbs 28:22 (5 votes)

    ¶ He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

  • Proverbs 20:21 (5 votes)

    ¶ An inheritance [may be] gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

  • Nehemiah 7:2 (4 votes)

    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.