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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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Blessing,
Faithful,
Innocent

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;{HR}But a faithful man who can find? (Prov. 20:6)
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1 Sam. 22:14• 14{i}And 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?{/i} (1 Sam. 22:14)
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Neh. 7:2• 2{i}And 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.{/i} (Neh. 7:2)
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Psa. 101:6• 6Mine eyes [shall be] on the faithful of the land to dwell with me;{HR}He that walketh in an upright way shall serve me. (Psa. 101:6)
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Psa. 112:4‑9• 4There ariseth in the darkness light for the upright:{HR}Gracious and merciful and righteous [is he].
 5Good [is] the man gracious and lending;{HR}He will sustain his matters with judgment.
 6For he shall not be moved forever;{HR}For everlasting remembrance shall be a righteous one.
 7Of evil tidings he will not be afraid;{HR}Fixed [is] his heart, confiding in Jehovah.
 8Settled [is] his heart,{HR}He will not fear until he look upon his oppressors.
 9He hath dispersed, he hath given to the poor;{HR}His righteousness standeth forever,{HR}His horn shall be exalted with glory. (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• 1{i}And he said also to [his] disciples,{/i} There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and he was accused unto him as wasting his possessions.
 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 unto you your own? (Luke 16:1,10‑12)
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1 Cor. 4:2‑5• 2Here a moreover it is sought in stewards that one be found faithful,
 3but to me it amounteth to very little that I be examined by you, or by man's day.
 4Nay, I do not examine even myself, for I am conscious to myself of nothing, yet I am not justified by this, but he that examineth me is the Lord.
 5So then judge nothing prematurely until the Lord shall have come, who shall both bring to light the hidden things of darkness, and shall make manifest the counsels of the hearts, and then shall each have his praise from God. (1 Cor. 4:2‑5)
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Rev. 2:10,13• 10Fear not the things which 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 thee the crown of life.
 13I know [thy works, and] where thou dwellest, where the throne of Satan {i}is{/i}; and thou holdest fast my name and hast not denied my faith, even in those days wherein {i}was{/i} Antipas, my faithful witness who was killed among you, where Satan dwelleth. (Rev. 2:10,13)
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Prov. 28:22• 22{i}He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth,{HR}And knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.{/i} (Prov. 28:22)
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Prov. 13:11• 11Wealth [gotten] by vanity diminisheth;{HR}But he that gathereth with the hand shall have increase. (Prov. 13:11)
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Prov. 20:21• 21An inheritance hastily gotten at the beginning{HR}Will not be blessed at the end. (Prov. 20:21)
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Prov. 23:4• 4Weary not thyself to become rich;{HR}Cease from thine own intelligence. (Prov. 23:4)
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2 Kings 5:20‑27• 20{i}And 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.{/i}
 21{i}And 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?{/i}
 22{i}And 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.{/i}
 23{i}And 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.{/i}
 24{i}And 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.{/i}
 25{i}And he entered in and stood before his master.{/i}
 26{i}And 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?{/i}
 27{i}But the leprosy of Naaman shall fasten upon thee, and upon thy seed forever. And he went out from his presence leprous, as snow.{/i} (2 Kings 5:20‑27)
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1 Tim. 6:9‑10• 9But those that wish to be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and many unwise and hurtful lusts, such as sink men into destruction and perdition.
 10For a root of all evils is the love of money, which some eagerly seeking were led astray from the faith and pierced themselves through with many pains. (1 Tim. 6:9‑10)
innocent.
or, unpunished.
Prov. 17:5• 5Whoso mocketh a poor [man] reproacheth his Maker;{HR}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.

W. Kelly Translation

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A faithful man aboundeth with blessings;{HR}But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

WK Verse Note

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(Note: Words in italics have been inserted from the J. N. Darby translation where the W. Kelly translation doesn’t exist.)