Proverbs 28:20–22
20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings:
But qhe that maketh haste to be rich shall not be ||innocent.
21 rTo have respect of persons is not good:
For sfor a piece of bread that man will transgress.
22 ||tHe that uhasteth to be rich hath van evil eye,
And considereth not that wpoverty shall come upon him.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — The New International Version (NIV)
20 A faithful person will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good—
yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 The stingy are eager to get rich
and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — English Standard Version (ESV)
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good,
but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.
22 A stingy man hastens after wealth
and does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — New Living Translation (NLT)
20 The trustworthy person will get a rich reward,
but a person who wants quick riches will get into trouble.
21 Showing partiality is never good,
yet some will do wrong for a mere piece of bread.
22 Greedy people try to get rich quick
but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — The New King James Version (NKJV)
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
22 A man with an evil eye hastens after riches,
And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — New Century Version (NCV)
20 A truthful person will have many blessings,
but those eager to get rich will be punished.
21 It is not good for a judge to take sides,
but some will sin for only a piece of bread.
22 Selfish people are in a hurry to get rich
and do not realize they soon will be poor.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — American Standard Version (ASV)
20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings;
But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
21 To have respect of persons is not good;
Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
22 He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches,
And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)
20 A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
21 To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.
22 He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)
20 A trustworthy person has many blessings,
but anyone in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment.
21 Showing partiality is not good,
because some people will turn on you even for a piece of bread.
22 A stingy person is in a hurry to get rich,
not realizing that poverty is about to overtake him.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)
20 A faithful man will have many blessings,
but one in a hurry to get rich
will not go unpunished.
21 It is not good to show partiality —
yet a man may sin for a piece of bread.
22 A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth;
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)
20 The faithful will abound with blessings,
but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good—
yet for a piece of bread a person may do wrong.
22 The miser is in a hurry to get rich
and does not know that loss is sure to come.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)
20 A man of faithfulness has abundant blessings,
but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
21 Showing partiality is not good,
and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong.
22 He who hurries for wealth is a man with an evil eye,
but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)
20 A faithful man will be richly blessed.
But anyone who wants to get rich will be punished.
21 Favoring one person over another is not good.
But some men will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 A man who won’t share what he has wants to get rich.
He doesn’t know he is going to be poor.
Proverbs 28:20–22 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings,
But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good,
Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
22 A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth
And does not know that want will come upon him.