Proverbs 28:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 28:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 28:20 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 28:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.”

Proverbs 28:20 — World English Bible

Proverbs 28:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 28:20 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 28:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 28:20 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 28:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”

Proverbs 28:20 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 28:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.”

Proverbs 28:20 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 28:20 in Context — Proverbs 28

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

19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

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

21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

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

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What Does Proverbs 28:20 Mean?

Proverbs 28:20 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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