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Proverbs 28:20 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

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

Proverbs 28:20

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

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

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

21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come

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Here we are directed to the true path to happiness, and that path is holiness and honesty. The person who is faithful to God and to other people will be blessed by the Lord, and God will overflow his life with blessings from every side. People will praise him, pray for him, and be ready to show him kindness. He will also be a blessing where he lives, because faithfulness leads to usefulness, and that is a good reward.

We are also warned against a false and deceitful way to happiness, which is to get rich quickly, no matter what it takes. Do not think this is the road to blessing, because the person who rushes to make money will not stay innocent. If he is not innocent, God will not bless what he gains, but will instead place a curse on it. He will also have no peace with himself, and his neighbors will not count him innocent either, but will speak badly of him and dislike him.

The verse does not say that such a person cannot be innocent, but it says there is every reason to expect that he will not be. The one who hurries with his feet sins, stumbles, and falls. What respect for law, what fear of judgment, or what shame has ever been shown by a greedy man rushing to be rich?

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From This Chapter

Proverbs 28:1

"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."

Proverbs 28:2

"For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged."

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"A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food."

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"They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend"

Proverbs 28:5

"Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand"

Proverbs 28:6

"Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich."
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