Proverbs 28:20 (BSB)

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

From Proverbs 28. Also in the ESV.

Commentary on Proverbs 28:20

• Matthew Henry (Presbyterian), Matthew Henry's Complete Commentary on Proverbs 28:20: Here, 1. We are directed in the true way to be happy, and that is to be holy and honest. He that is faithful to God and man shall be blessed of the Lord, and he shall abound with blessings of the upper and nether springs. Men shall praise him, and pray for him, and be ready to do him any kindness.
• John Gill (Reformed Baptist), Exposition of the Old and New Testaments on Proverbs 28:20: A faithful man shall abound with blessings,.... Or, "a man of faithfulness" (u). A very faithful man, that is truly so; that is so in a moral sense; true to his work, makes good his promises, fulfils his contracts, abides by the obligations he lays himself under; is faithful in every trust reposed in him, be it greater or lesser matters, in every station in...
• Jamieson-Fausset-Brown (Reformed), Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible on Proverbs 28:20: maketh haste . . . rich--implying deceit or fraud (Pro 20:21), and so opposed to "faithful" or reliable.
• Keil & Delitzsch (Lutheran), Biblical Commentary on the Old Testament on Proverbs 28:20: Pro 28:20 To this proverb of the cultivation of the land as the sure source of support, the next following stands related, its contents being cognate: 20 A strong, upright man is enriched with blessings; But he that hastens to become rich remains not unpunished.