A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.Proverbs 28:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אִ֣ישׁ אֱ֭מוּנוֹת רַב־בְּרָכ֑וֹת וְאָ֥ץ לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗יר לֹ֣א יִנָּקֶֽה׃
- אִ֣ישׁ'ish“a person of”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- אֱ֭מוּנוֹת'E.mu.not“faithfulness<es>”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from אֱמוּנָה · “faithfulness” · Strong's H0530
- רַב־rav-“[will be] great of”Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from רַב · “many” · Strong's H7227A
- בְּרָכ֑וֹתbe.ra.Khot“blessings”Noun, feminine, plural, absolute · from בְּרָכָה · “blessing” · Strong's H1293
- וְאָ֥ץve.'Atz“and [one who] hastens”Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from אוּץ · “to hasten” · Strong's H0213
- לְ֝הַעֲשִׁ֗ירle.ha.'a.Shir“to gain riches”Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from עָשַׁר · “to enrich” · Strong's H6238
- לֹ֣אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יִנָּקֶֽה׃yi.na.Keh“he will go unpunished”Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָקָה · “to clear” · Strong's H5352
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)