Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 28:20 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}”
Proverbs 28:20
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but {he that is} perverse {in his} ways shall fall at once.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain {persons} shall have poverty enough.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent. {innocent: or, unpunished}
To have respect of persons {is} not good: for for a piece of bread {that} man will transgress.
He that hasteth to be rich {hath} an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. {hasteth...: or, hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich}
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