Proverbs 28:20

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 28:20

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BSB

Berean Standard Bible

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

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KJV

King James Version

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

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WEB

World English Bible

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

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ASV

American Standard Version

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

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 28

¹⁸ He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.

¹⁹ The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.

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