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Proverbs 28:20-22 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 28 · verses 20–22
20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. 21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. 22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.Proverbs 28:20-22 · King James Version
Proverbs 28:20-22 in context
18Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.
19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
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Key words (Strong's)
- considerethyâdaʻto knowH3045 →
- blessingsBᵉrâkâhbenedictionH1293 →
- faithfulʼĕmûwnâhliterally firmnessH530 →
- respectnâkarproperly, to scrutinizeH5234 →
- personspânîymthe faceH6440 →
- hastethbâhalto tremble inwardlyH926 →
- povertycheçerlackH2639 →
- aboundrababundantH7227 →
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Here, 1. We are directed in the true way to be happy, and that is to be holy and honest. He that is faithful to God and man shall be blessed of the Lord, and he shall abound with blessings of the upper and nether springs. Men shall praise him, and pray for him, and be ready to do him any kindness.
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary