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THE MESSAGE
Proverbs 28:20
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A faithful person will have many blessings,but one in a hurry to get richwill not go unpunished.
A faithful man is rich with blessings; But one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
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 whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
A faithful person will abound with blessings, But one who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
A truthful person will have many blessings, but those eager to get rich will be punished.
A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings, But he who hurries 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.
A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.
A faithful man will abound with blessings,But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
God blesses his loyal people, but punishes all who want to get rich quick.
A trustworthy person will receive many blessings, but one rushing to get rich will not go unpunished.
A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
People who can be trusted will have many blessings, but those who are just trying to get rich in a hurry will be punished.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but an evil man shall not be innocent.
Honest people will lead a full, happy life. But if you are in a hurry to get rich, you are going to be punished.
A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
A faithful man shall be full of blessings, but he rushing to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithfull man is greatly to be commeded, but he that maketh to moch haist for to be riche, shal not be vngiltie.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
A faithfull man shall abound with blessings: but hee that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
A faythfull man shalbe fylled with blessinges, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be vngyltie.
With much wood fire increases; but where there is not a double-minded man, strife ceases.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
A feithful man schal be preisid myche; but he that hastith to be maad riche, schal not be innocent.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that hurries to be rich shall not be unpunished.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
The trustworthy person will get a rich reward, but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
A faithful man will have many good things, but he who hurries to be rich will be punished for it.
The faithful will abound with blessings, but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.
A man of fidelity, aboundeth in blessings, but, one hasting to be rich, shall not be held innocent.
A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
faithful: Proverbs 20:6, 1 Samuel 22:14, Nehemiah 7:2, Psalms 101:6, Psalms 112:4-9, Luke 12:42, Luke 16:1, Luke 16:10-12, 1 Corinthians 4:2-5, Revelation 2:10, Revelation 2:13
but: Proverbs 28:22, Proverbs 13:11, Proverbs 20:21, Proverbs 23:4, 2 Kings 5:20-27, 1 Timothy 6:9, 1 Timothy 6:10
innocent: or, unpunished, Proverbs 17:5, *marg.
Reciprocal: Genesis 34:23 - General Joshua 8:2 - only the spoil 2 Kings 22:7 - they dealt faithfully 2 Chronicles 34:12 - faithfully Proverbs 10:6 - Blessings Jeremiah 17:11 - he that
Cross-References
So Isaac called in Jacob and blessed him. Then he ordered him, "Don't take a Caananite wife. Leave at once. Go to Paddan Aram to the family of your mother's father, Bethuel. Get a wife for yourself from the daughters of your uncle Laban.
"And may The Strong God bless you and give you many, many children, a congregation of peoples; and pass on the blessing of Abraham to you and your descendants so that you will get this land in which you live, this land God gave Abraham."
Jacob left Beersheba and went to Haran. He came to a certain place and camped for the night since the sun had set. He took one of the stones there, set it under his head and lay down to sleep. And he dreamed: A stairway was set on the ground and it reached all the way to the sky; angels of God were going up and going down on it.
Jacob vowed a vow: "If God stands by me and protects me on this journey on which I'm setting out, keeps me in food and clothing, and brings me back in one piece to my father's house, this God will be my God. This stone that I have set up as a memorial pillar will mark this as a place where God lives. And everything you give me, I'll return a tenth to you."
Hannah Pours Out Her Heart to God There once was a man who lived in Ramathaim. He was descended from the old Zuph family in the Ephraim hills. His name was Elkanah. (He was connected with the Zuphs from Ephraim through his father Jeroham, his grandfather Elihu, and his great-grandfather Tohu.) He had two wives. The first was Hannah; the second was Peninnah. Peninnah had children; Hannah did not. Every year this man went from his hometown up to Shiloh to worship and offer a sacrifice to God -of-the-Angel-Armies. Eli and his two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, served as the priests of God there. When Elkanah sacrificed, he passed helpings from the sacrificial meal around to his wife Peninnah and all her children, but he always gave an especially generous helping to Hannah because he loved her so much, and because God had not given her children. But her rival wife taunted her cruelly, rubbing it in and never letting her forget that God had not given her children. This went on year after year. Every time she went to the sanctuary of God she could expect to be taunted. Hannah was reduced to tears and had no appetite. Her husband Elkanah said, "Oh, Hannah, why are you crying? Why aren't you eating? And why are you so upset? Am I not of more worth to you than ten sons?" So Hannah ate. Then she pulled herself together, slipped away quietly, and entered the sanctuary. The priest Eli was on duty at the entrance to God 's Temple in the customary seat. Crushed in soul, Hannah prayed to God and cried and cried—inconsolably. Then she made a vow: Oh, God -of-the-Angel-Armies, If you'll take a good, hard look at my pain, If you'll quit neglecting me and go into action for me By giving me a son, I'll give him completely, unreservedly to you. I'll set him apart for a life of holy discipline. It so happened that as she continued in prayer before God , Eli was watching her closely. Hannah was praying in her heart, silently. Her lips moved, but no sound was heard. Eli jumped to the conclusion that she was drunk. He approached her and said, "You're drunk! How long do you plan to keep this up? Sober up, woman!" Hannah said, "Oh no, sir—please! I'm a woman hard used. I haven't been drinking. Not a drop of wine or beer. The only thing I've been pouring out is my heart, pouring it out to God . Don't for a minute think I'm a bad woman. It's because I'm so desperately unhappy and in such pain that I've stayed here so long." Eli answered her, "Go in peace. And may the God of Israel give you what you have asked of him." "Think well of me—and pray for me!" she said, and went her way. Then she ate heartily, her face radiant. Up before dawn, they worshiped God and returned home to Ramah. Elkanah slept with Hannah his wife, and God began making the necessary arrangements in response to what she had asked. Before the year was out, Hannah had conceived and given birth to a son. She named him Samuel, explaining, "I asked God for him." When Elkanah next took his family on their annual trip to Shiloh to worship God , offering sacrifices and keeping his vow, Hannah didn't go. She told her husband, "After the child is weaned, I'll bring him myself and present him before God —and that's where he'll stay, for good." Elkanah said to his wife, "Do what you think is best. Stay home until you have weaned him. Yes! Let God complete what he has begun!" So she did. She stayed home and nursed her son until she had weaned him. Then she took him up to Shiloh, bringing also the makings of a generous sacrificial meal—a prize bull, flour, and wine. The child was so young to be sent off! They first butchered the bull, then brought the child to Eli. Hannah said, "Excuse me, sir. Would you believe that I'm the very woman who was standing before you at this very spot, praying to God ? I prayed for this child, and God gave me what I asked for. And now I have dedicated him to God . He's dedicated to God for life." Then and there, they worshiped God .
Saul did something really foolish that day. He addressed the army: "A curse on the man who eats anything before evening, before I've wreaked vengeance on my enemies!" None of them ate a thing all day.
Here in this great gathering for worship I have discovered this praise-life. And I'll do what I promised right here in front of the God-worshipers. Down-and-outers sit at God 's table and eat their fill. Everyone on the hunt for God is here, praising him. "Live it up, from head to toe. Don't ever quit!"
God, you did everything you promised, and I'm thanking you with all my heart. You pulled me from the brink of death, my feet from the cliff-edge of doom. Now I stroll at leisure with God in the sunlit fields of life.
I'm bringing my prizes and presents to your house. I'm doing what I said I'd do, What I solemnly swore I'd do that day when I was in so much trouble: The choicest cuts of meat for the sacrificial meal; Even the fragrance of roasted lamb is like a meal! Or make it an ox garnished with goat meat!
Do for God what you said you'd do— he is, after all, your God. Let everyone in town bring offerings to the One Who Watches our every move. Nobody gets by with anything, no one plays fast and loose with him.
Gill's Notes on the Bible
A faithful man shall abound with blessings,.... Or, "a man of faithfulness" u. A very faithful man, that is truly so; that is so in a moral sense; true to his work, makes good his promises, fulfils his contracts, abides by the obligations he lays himself under; is faithful in every trust reposed in him, be it greater or lesser matters, in every station in which it is, and throughout the whole course of his life. Such a man abounds with the blessings and praises of men; all value him, and speak well of him: and with the blessings of divine Providence; he is "much [in] blessings" w, as it may be rendered; as in receiving blessings from God, so in giving them to men; such a man is usually charitable and beneficent. And it may be understood of one that is faithful, in a spiritual and evangelic sense; for of such characters are the followers of the Lamb, Revelation 17:14. It is in the original, "a man of truths" x; one that has the truth of grace in him; that knows the grace of God in truth; with whom the truth of the Gospel is; who has learnt it, known it, embraced it, values it, and abides by it; and who has a concern with Christ, who is the truth, who is formed, lives, and dwells in his heart; of whom he has made a good profession, and holds it fast, and whom he cleaves unto. The character of "faithful" belongs both to the true ministers of Christ, who preach the pure Gospel, and the whole of it; who seek not to please men, but God; and not themselves, and their own glory, but the things of Christ, and his glory; and continue to do so in the face of all opposition: and to private Christians, the faithful in Christ Jesus; who truly believe in him, stand by his truths, abide by his ordinances, and are faithful to one another, and continue so till death: these abound with the blessings of the covenant of grace, with all spiritual blessings in Christ, with the fulness of the blessing of the Gospel of Christ; they have an abundance of grace in them, given them in conversion, faith, hope, love, humility, and many other graces, in the exercise of which they are made to abound; and they have an abundance of blessings of grace bestowed on them, pardon of sin, a justifying righteousness, adoption, meetness for and right unto eternal life; they have Christ, and all things along with him; so that they may be truly said to have all things, and abound;
but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent; he that is over anxious, and immoderately desirous of being rich, and pursues every method of obtaining his desires, with all his might and main; that labours night and day for it; though he takes no criminal nor unlawful methods, properly so called, nor does he do anything injurious to others, yet he is not innocent; that too much anxiety in him is criminal; nor is he free from covetousness; see Proverbs 23:4; and if he uses any unjust and unlawful means to acquire wealth, and resolves to be rich, right or wrong, "per fas, per nefas", he shall not be innocent, neither before God nor men: so the Targum renders it,
"he that runs into iniquity, that he may be rich;''
and indeed when a man hastily, or in a short time, becomes rich, though he cannot be directly charged with fraud and injustice, yet he is not innocent in the minds of men, or free from their suspicious and jealousies of him. A man that makes haste to be rich is opposed to him that is faithful and true to his word and contracts, and is the same that Juvenal y calls "avarus properans"; see 1 Timothy 6:9.
u איש אמונות "vir fidelitatum", Vatablus, Merceras, Piscator, Gejerus, Michaelis. w רב ברכות "multus benedictionibus", Montanus, Vatablus, Baynus, Michaeiis. x "Vir veritatum", Montanus. y Satyr. 14. v. 178.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Not the possession of wealth, nor even the acquisition of it, is evil, but the eager haste of covetousness.
Shall not be innocent - Better, as in the margin, in contrast with the many “blessings” of the “faithful.”
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
Verse Proverbs 28:20. He that maketh haste to be rich — See Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 20:21.
