Proverbs 28:20 · KJV
“A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}”
— Proverbs 28:20
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain {persons} shall have poverty enough.
To have respect of persons {is} not good: for for a piece of bread {that} man will transgress.
Proverbs 28 — Context
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but {he that is} perverse {in his} ways shall fall at once.
19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain {persons} shall have poverty enough.
20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}
21To have respect of persons {is} not good: for for a piece of bread {that} man will transgress.
22He that hasteth to be rich {hath} an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. {hasteth...: or, hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich}
Cross References
Luke 16:10-12
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.
Proverbs 13:11
Wealth {gotten} by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. {by labour: Heb. with the hand}
Psalms 112:4-9
Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness: {he is} gracious, and full of compassion, and righteous.
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings {are} upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Revelation 2:10
Fear none of those things which thou shalt suffer: behold, the devil shall cast {some} of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days: be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life.
Psalms 101:6
Mine eyes {shall be} upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me: he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. {in a...: or, perfect in the way}
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.
Proverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich {hath} an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. {hasteth...: or, hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich}