Proverbs 28:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A faithfulאֱ֭מוּנֹות
(e·mu·no·vt)
530: firmness, steadfastness, fidelityfrom aman
manאִ֣ישׁ
(ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
will aboundרַב־
(rav-)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
with blessings,בְּרָכֹ֑ות
(be·ra·cho·vt;)
1293: a blessingfrom barak
But he who makes hasteוְאָ֥ץ
(ve·'atz)
213: to press, be pressed, make hastea prim. root
to be richלְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר
(le·ha·'a·shir)
6238: to be or become richa prim. root
will not go unpunished.יִנָּקֶֽה׃
(yin·na·keh.)
5352: to be empty or cleana prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
A faithful
'emuwnah  (em-oo-naw')
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity -- faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
shall abound
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
with blessings
Brakah  (ber-aw-kaw')
benediction; by implication prosperity -- blessing, liberal, pool, present.
but he that maketh haste
'uwts  (oots)
to press; (by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw -- (make) haste(-n, -y), labor, be narrow.
to be rich
`ashar  (aw-shar')
to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich -- be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg).
shall not be innocent
naqah  (naw-kaw')
to be (or make) clean; by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
A faithful man will have many blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

International Standard Version
The faithful man will prosper with blessings, but whoever is in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment.

NET Bible
A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Many are the blessings of a faithful man and an evil one will not be spared in his evil.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A trustworthy person has many blessings, but anyone in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment.

King James 2000 Bible
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that makes haste to be rich shall not go unpunished.
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