The Meaning of Proverbs 28:20 Explained

Proverbs 28:20

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

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

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

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

KJV Reverse Interlinear

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

What does Proverbs 28:20 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Proverbs 28

1  general observations of impiety and integrity

What do the individual words in Proverbs 28:20 mean?

A man faithful will abound with blessings but he who hastens to be rich not will go unpunished
אִ֣ישׁ אֱ֭מוּנוֹת רַב־ בְּרָכ֑וֹת וְאָ֥ץ לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה

אִ֣ישׁ  A  man 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: אִישׁ 
Sense: man.
אֱ֭מוּנוֹת  faithful 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: אֱמוּנָה  
Sense: firmness, fidelity, steadfastness, steadiness.
רַב־  will  abound 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular construct
Root: רַב 
Sense: much, many, great.
בְּרָכ֑וֹת  with  blessings 
Parse: Noun, feminine plural
Root: בְּרָכָה  
Sense: blessing.
וְאָ֥ץ  but  he  who  hastens 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: אוּץ  
Sense: to press, be pressed, make haste, urge, be narrow.
לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר  to  be  rich 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hifil, Infinitive construct
Root: עָשַׁר  
Sense: to be or become rich or wealthy, enrich, pretend to be rich.
יִנָּקֶֽה  will  go  unpunished 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָקָה  
Sense: to be empty, be clear, be pure, be free, be innocent, be desolate, be cut off.