Proverbs

Proverbs 28:20–22

²⁰A faithful man will abound with blessings,

but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹To show partiality is not good,

yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²²A stingy man^c hastens after wealth

and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Footnotes

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A faithful	אֱ֭מוּנוֹת	’ĕ·mū·nō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H530 firmness, steadfastness, fidelity
man	אִ֣ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
will abound	רַב־	raḇ-	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7227 much, many, great
with blessings	בְּרָכ֑וֹת	bə·rā·ḵō·wṯ	Noun - feminine plural	H1293 blessing
but one eager	וְאָ֥ץ	wə·’āṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H213 press, be pressed, make haste
to be rich	לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר	lə·ha·‘ă·šîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6238 be or become rich
will not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
go unpunished	יִנָּקֶֽה׃	yin·nā·qeh	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5352 be empty(?), clean

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To show partiality	הַֽכֵּר־	hak·kêr-	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H5234 regard, recognize
not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
good	ט֑וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
yet a man	גָּֽבֶר׃	gā·ḇer	Noun - masculine singular	H1397 man
will do wrong	יִפְשַׁע־	yip̄·ša‘-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6586 rebel, transgress
for	וְעַל־	wə·‘al-	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
a piece	פַּת־	paṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6595 fragment, bit, morsel
of bread	לֶ֝֗חֶם	le·ḥem	Noun - masculine singular	H3899 bread, food

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
A stingy	רַ֣ע	ra‘	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H7451 bad, evil
man	אִ֭ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H376 man
hastens	נִֽבֳהָ֥ל	ni·ḇo·hāl	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H926 alarm, dismay
after wealth	לַה֗וֹן	la·hō·wn	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1952 wealth, sufficiency
and does not	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	יֵ֝דַע	yê·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
that	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
poverty	חֶ֥סֶר	ḥe·ser	Noun - masculine singular	H2639 want, poverty
awaits him	יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃	yə·ḇō·’en·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Proverbs 28:20 Luke 16:10–12 · Proverbs 13:11 · Psalm 101:6 · Nehemiah 7:2 · Psalm 112:4–9 · Revelation 2:10 · Proverbs 10:6 · Proverbs 28:22 · 1 Samuel 22:14 · 1 Corinthians 4:2–5 · Luke 12:42 · Proverbs 20:21

Proverbs 28:21 Ezekiel 13:19 · Proverbs 18:5 · Proverbs 24:23 · Exodus 23:2 · Micah 3:5 · Micah 7:3 · Exodus 23:8 · Romans 16:18 · Hosea 4:18 · 2 Peter 2:3

Proverbs 28:22 1 Timothy 6:9 · Proverbs 23:6 · Proverbs 28:20 · Job 27:16–17 · Matthew 20:15 · Mark 7:22 · Job 20:18–22 · Genesis 13:10–13 · Genesis 19:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.