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Proverbs 28

Prov. 28:20 KJV (With Strong’s)

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A faithful
'emuwnah (Hebrew #530)
literally firmness; figuratively security; morally fidelity
KJV usage: faith(-ful, -ly, -ness, (man)), set office, stability, steady, truly, truth, verily.
Pronounce: em-oo-naw');
Origin: feminine of 529
man
'iysh (Hebrew #376)
a 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)
KJV usage: also, another, any (man), a certain, + champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-)man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), + none, one, people, person, + steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare 802.
Pronounce: eesh
Origin: contracted for 582 (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant)
shall abound
rab (Hebrew #7227)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
KJV usage: (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), officer, often(-times), plenteous, populous, prince, process (of time), suffice(-lent).
Pronounce: rab
Origin: by contracted from 7231
with blessings
Brakah (Hebrew #1293)
benediction; by implication prosperity
KJV usage: blessing, liberal, pool, present.
Pronounce: ber-aw-kaw'
Origin: from 1288
: but he that maketh haste
'uwts (Hebrew #213)
to press; (by implication) to be close, hurry, withdraw
KJV usage: (make) haste(-n, -y), labor, be narrow.
Pronounce: oots
Origin: a primitive root
to be rich
`ashar (Hebrew #6238)
properly, to accumulate; chiefly (specifically) to grow (causatively, make) rich
KJV usage: be(-come, en-, make, make self, wax) rich, make (1 Kings 22:48 marg). See 6240.
Pronounce: aw-shar'
Origin: a primitive root
shall not be ρinnocent
naqah (Hebrew #5352)
to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpated
KJV usage: acquit X at all, X altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, X by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, X utterly, X wholly.
Pronounce: naw-kaw'
Origin: a primitive root
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or, unpunished.

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Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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faithful.
Prov. 20:6• 6Most men will proclaim every one his own kindness; but a faithful man who shall find? (Prov. 20:6)
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1 Sam. 22:14• 14And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house? (1 Sam. 22:14)
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Neh. 7:2• 2And I gave my brother Hanani, and Hananiah the ruler of the citadel, charge over Jerusalem; for he was a faithful man and feared God above many. (Neh. 7:2)
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Psa. 101:6• 6Mine eyes shall be upon the faithful of the land, that they may dwell with me; he that walketh in a perfect way, he shall serve me. (Psa. 101:6)
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Psa. 112:4‑9• 4Unto the upright there ariseth light in the darkness; he is gracious, and merciful, and righteous.
 5It is well with the man that is gracious and lendeth; he will sustain his cause in judgment.
 6For he shall not be moved for ever: the righteous shall be in everlasting remembrance.
 7He shall not be afraid of evil tidings; his heart is fixed confiding in Jehovah;
 8His heart is maintained, he is not afraid, until he see his desire upon his oppressors.
 9He scattereth abroad, he giveth to the needy; his righteousness abideth for ever: his horn shall be exalted with honour. (Psa. 112:4‑9)
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Luke 12:42• 42And the Lord said, Who then is the faithful and prudent steward, whom his lord will set over his household, to give the measure of corn in season? (Luke 12:42)
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Luke 16:1,10‑12• 1And he said also to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and *he* was accused to him as wasting his goods.
 10He that is faithful in the least is faithful also in much; and he that is unrighteous in the least is unrighteous also in much.
 11If therefore ye have not been faithful in the unrighteous mammon, who shall entrust to you the true?
 12and if ye have not been faithful in that which is another's, who shall give to you your own? (Luke 16:1,10‑12)
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1 Cor. 4:2‑5• 2Here, further, it is sought in stewards, that a man be found faithful.
 3But for me it is the very smallest matter that I be examined of you or of man's day. Nor do I even examine myself.
 4For I am conscious of nothing in myself; but I am not justified by this: but he that examines me is the Lord.
 5So that do not judge anything before the time, until the Lord shall come, who shall also both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of hearts; and then shall each have his praise from God. (1 Cor. 4:2‑5)
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Rev. 2:10,13• 10Fear nothing of what thou art about to suffer. Behold, the devil is about to cast of you into prison, that ye may be tried; and ye shall have tribulation ten days. Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give to thee the crown of life.
 13I know where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan is; and thou holdest fast my name, and hast not denied my faith, even in the days in which Antipas my faithful witness was, who was slain among you, where Satan dwells. (Rev. 2:10,13)
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Prov. 28:22• 22He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him. (Prov. 28:22)
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Prov. 13:11• 11Wealth gotten by vanity diminisheth; but he that gathereth by manual-labour shall increase it. (Prov. 13:11)
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Prov. 20:21• 21An inheritance obtained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed in the end. (Prov. 20:21)
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Prov. 23:4• 4Weary not thyself to become rich; cease from thine own intelligence: (Prov. 23:4)
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2 Kings 5:20‑27• 20And Gehazi, the servant of Elisha the man of God, said, Behold, my master has spared Naaman, this Syrian, in not receiving at his hands that which he brought; but as Jehovah liveth, I will run after him and take somewhat of him.
 21And Gehazi followed after Naaman. And when Naaman saw him running after him, he sprang down from the chariot to meet him, and said, Is all well?
 22And he said, All is well. My master has sent me saying, Behold, even now there are come to me from mount Ephraim two young men of the sons of the prophets; give them, I pray thee, a talent of silver, and two changes of raiment.
 23And Naaman said, Consent to take two talents. And he urged him, and bound two talents of silver in two bags, with two changes of raiment, and laid them upon two of his young men; and they bore them before him.
 24And when he came to the hill, he took them from their hand, and stowed them in the house; and he let the men go, and they departed.
 25And he entered in and stood before his master. And Elisha said to him, Whence comest thou, Gehazi? And he said, Thy servant went no whither.
 26And he said to him, Did not my heart go, when the man turned again from his chariot to meet thee? Is it a time to receive money, and to receive garments, and oliveyards, and vineyards, and sheep, and oxen, and bondmen, and bondwomen?
 27But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed for ever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow. (2 Kings 5:20‑27)
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1 Tim. 6:9‑10• 9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, which plunge men into destruction and ruin.
 10For the love of money is the root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows. (1 Tim. 6:9‑10)
innocent.
or, unpunished.
Prov. 17:5• 5Whoso mocketh a poor man reproacheth his Maker; he that is glad at calamity shall not be held innocent. (Prov. 17:5)
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Prov. 17•  (Prov. 17)
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• See notes on Proverbs 23:4; also 22:1, 16; 27:24. A faithful man is not likely to accumulate vast wealth in a world like this; but he will be rich in heavenly treasure and shall abound with blessings even in a temporal sense, for he who acts for God can count on God to act for him. If the getting of riches is made his life’s object he will not be acquitted when called to account for his methods and sharp practices. (“Proverbs Twenty-Eight” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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