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Proverbs 28:20

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

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אִ֣ישׁisha certainאִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “a certain”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH376a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phra…אֱ֭מוּנוֹתemunotfaithאֱמוּנָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “faith”, the ordinary formH530literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelityfaith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.רַבravaboundרַבadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, construct — “abound”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…בְּרָכ֑וֹתberakhotblessingבְּרָכָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “blessing”, the ordinary formH1293benediction; by implication prosperityblessing, liberal, pool, present.וְאָ֥ץveatsand be narrowאוּץconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and be narrow”, a verb used as a describing wordH213to press; (by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw(make) haste(-n, -y), labor, be narrow.לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗ירlehaashirto make . See H6240עָשַׁרpreposition, verb, hiphil, infinitive construct — “to make . See H6240”, the to-form of the verbH6238properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) richbe(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See H6240 (עָשָׂר).לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יִנָּקֶֽהyinaqehbe blamelessנָקָהverb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “be blameless”, an unfinished actionH5352to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpatedacquit [idiom] at all, [idiom] altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, [idiom] by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] wholl…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

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American Standard Version (1901)

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

Young’s Literal Translation

A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

World English Bible

A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

Darby Translation

A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

Douay-Rheims

A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἀνὴρ ἀξιόπιστος πολλὰ εὐλογηθήσεται, ὁ δὲ κακὸς οὐκ ἀτιμώρητος ἔσται.