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Proverbs 28:20
A man of fidelity, aboundeth in blessings, but, one hasting to be rich, shall not be held innocent.
Proverbs 28:20 · Rotherham Emphasised Bible
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Proverbs 28:20 in other translations
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
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In context
17 A man oppressed with a person’s blood, unto a pit, shall flee, let them not hold him back.
18 He that walketh with integrity, shall be saved, but, he that is crooked, turning two ways, shall fall in one.
19 He that tilleth his ground, shall have plenty of bread, but, he that pursueth empty-heads, shall have plenty of poverty.
20 A man of fidelity, aboundeth in blessings, but, one hasting to be rich, shall not be held innocent.
21 To take note of faces [in judgment], is not good, and, for a bit of bread, a man will transgress.
22 A man, hasting to be rich, hath an evil eye, and knoweth not when want may overtake him.
23 He that reproveth a man, shall, afterwards, find more, favour, than he that useth a flattering tongue.
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