Proverbs 28:20
Strong's Lexicon
A faithful
אֱ֭מוּנוֹת (’ĕ·mū·nō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 530: 1) firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness

man
אִ֣ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 376: 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective)

will abound
רַב־ (raḇ-)
Adjective - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 7227: adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly n m 2) captain, chief

with blessings,
בְּרָכ֑וֹת (bə·rā·ḵō·wṯ)
Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1293: 1) blessing 2) (source of) blessing 3) blessing, prosperity 4) blessing, praise of God 5) a gift, present 6) treaty of peace

but one eager
וְאָ֥ץ (wə·’āṣ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 213: 1) to press, be pressed, make haste, urge, be narrow 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to press, hasten 1a2) to be pressed, confined, narrow 1a3) to hasten, make haste 1a4) be narrow 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to urge, insist 1b2) to hasten

to be rich
לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר (lə·ha·‘ă·šîr)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 6238: 1) to be or become rich or wealthy, enrich, pretend to be rich 1a) (Qal) to be or become rich 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to make rich 1b2) to gain riches 1c) (Hithpael) to enrich oneself, pretend to be rich

will not
לֹ֣א ()
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time)

go unpunished.
יִנָּקֶֽה׃ (yin·nā·qeh)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5352: 1) to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off 1a) (Qal) to be empty, be clean, be pure 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be cleaned out, be purged out 1b2) to be clean, be free from guilt, be innocent 1b3) to be free, be exempt from punishment 1b4) to be free, be exempt from obligation 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to hold innocent, acquit 1c2) to leave unpunished

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Young's Literal Translation
A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

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

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.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
A faithful person will be richly blessed, but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.

New Living Translation
The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.

English Standard Version
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

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.

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

English Revised Version
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

Young's Literal Translation
A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
















Cross References
Matthew 24:45
Who then is a faithful and wise servant, whom his lord hath made ruler over his household, to give them meat in due season?

Matthew 25:21
His lord said unto him, Well done, thou good and faithful servant: thou hast been faithful over a few things, I will make thee ruler over many things: enter thou into the joy of thy lord.

1 Timothy 6:9
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are upon the head of the just: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 19:2
Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

Proverbs 20:21
An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

Proverbs 23:4
Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

Proverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Proverbs 1:1
The proverbs of Solomon the son of David, king of Israel;

Proverbs 28:19
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Proverbs 28:18
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
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