Proverbs 28:20

20 A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:20 in Other Translations

KJV
20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
ESV
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
NLT
20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
MSG
20 Committed and persistent work pays off; get-rich-quick schemes are ripoffs.
CSB
20 A faithful man will have many blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:20 In-Context

18 The one whose walk is blameless is kept safe, but the one whose ways are perverse will fall into the pit.
19 Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
20 A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good— yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.

Cross References 1

  • 1. ver 22; Proverbs 10:6; 1 Timothy 6:9
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