Albert Barnes Commentary Proverbs 28:20

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 28:20

1798–1870
Presbyterian
Albert Barnes
Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes Commentary

Proverbs 28:20

1798–1870
Presbyterian
SCRIPTURE

"A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished." — Proverbs 28:20 (ASV)

Not the possession of wealth, nor even the acquisition of it, is evil, but the eager haste of covetousness.

Shall not be innocent Better, as in the margin, in contrast with the many “blessings” of the “faithful.”