Proverbs 28:19-23 in English

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

²⁰ A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

²¹ To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

²² He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

²³ He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.

²⁰ A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.

²¹ He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.

²² An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.

²³ He that reproves a man's ways shall have more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

²⁰ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

²¹ To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

²² He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

²³ He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

²⁰ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

²¹ To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

²² He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

²³ He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.

²⁰ A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.

²¹ He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.

²² An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.

²³ He that reproves a man's ways shall have more favor than he that flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

²⁰ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

²¹ To have respect of persons is not good: neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

²² He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, and knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

²³ He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

¹⁹ Farmers who work hard in their fields will produce good crops and always have plenty of food to eat, but those who spend all their time ◄on useless projects/doing things that do not benefit anyone► will become very poor.

²⁰ God will greatly bless those who ◄are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do►, but he will certainly punish LIT those who try to become rich quickly.

²¹ It is not good for judges to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but some people will do what is wrong even if they receive only a very small bribe HYP for doing it.

²² Selfish people IDM are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will soon become poor.

²³ Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who say nice things to others merely to ◄flatter them/cause them to feel good►.

¹⁹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.

²⁰ A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.

²¹ He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.

²² An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.

²³ He that reproves a man's ways shall have more favour than he that flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

²³ One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

²³ One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

²³ One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favour than one who flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.

²⁰ A man of good faith will have great blessing, but one attempting to get wealth quickly will not go free from punishment.

²¹ It is not good to have respect for a man's position: for a man will do wrong for a bit of bread.

²² He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.

²³ He who says words of protest to a man will later have more approval than one who says smooth words with his tongue.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless shall have poverty enough.

²⁰ A faithful man aboundeth with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

²¹ To have respect of persons is not good; but for a piece of bread will a man transgress.

²² He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.

²³ He that rebuketh a man shall afterwards find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness shall be filled with poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.

²¹ He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.

²² A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.

²³ He that rebuketh a man, shall afterward find favour with him, more than he that by a flattering tongue deceiveth him.

¹⁹ If you cultivate the land you'll have plenty of food, but if you chase fantasies you'll end up with nothing.

²⁰ If you're trustworthy, you'll be richly rewarded; but if you try to get rich quick, you won't go unpunished.

²¹ Showing favoritism isn't good, but some people will do wrong just for a piece of bread.

²² Envious people are in a rush to get rich; they don't realize they'll end up poor.

²³ Honest criticism is appreciated later far more than flattery.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.

²⁰ A faythfull man shall abound in blessings, and he that maketh haste to be riche, shall not be innocent.

²¹ To haue respect of persons is not good: for that man will transgresse for a piece of bread.

²² A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.

²³ He that rebuketh a man, shall finde more fauour at length, then he that flattereth with his tongue.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain things shall have poverty enough.

²⁰ A faithful man shall abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

²¹ To have respect of persons is not good; for a man will transgress for a piece of bread.

²² He that hath an evil eye hasteneth after riches, and knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

²³ He that rebuketh a man shall in the end find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

²⁰ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

²¹ To have respect of persons is not good: For for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

²² He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

²³ He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more favour Than he that flattereth with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his ground will have plenty of bread; but he that runneth after idle persons will have enough of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man will abound with blessings; but he that maketh haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To have respect to persons is not good; because even for a piece of bread will a man transgress.

²² He that is eager for wealth is a man of an evil eye, and he knoweth not that want will come upon him.

²³ He that reproveth a man after my example will obtain more grace than he that flattereth with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: But he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.

²⁰ A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: But the wicked shall not be unpunished.

²¹ He that reverences not the persons of the just is not good: Such a one will sell a man for a morsel of bread.

²² An envious man makes haste to be rich, And knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.

²³ He that reproves a man’s ways Shall have more favor than he that flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ He who tilleth his land shall have bread enough; And he that followeth after worthless persons shall have poverty enough.

²⁰ A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not go unpunished.

²¹ To have respect to persons is not good; Since for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

²² He who hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, And considereth not that poverty will come upon him.

²³ He who rebuketh a man shall afterwards find favor More than he who flattereth with his tongue.

¹⁹ One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man hurries after riches, and does not know that poverty waits for him.

²³ One who rebukes a man will afterward find more chen ·grace· than one who flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man will have great blessings, but the one who gets rich quickly will not go unpunished.

²¹ It is not good to show partiality, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong.

²² A stingy man hurries after riches, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.

²³ Whoever disciplines someone, afterward will find more favor from him than from the one who flatters him with his tongue.

¹⁹ One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

²³ One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

²³ One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favour than one who flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

²⁰ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

²¹ To have respect of persons is not good: for, for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

²² He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

²³ He that rebuketh a man afterward shall find more favor than he that flattereth with the tongue.

¹⁹ One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

²³ One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

²⁰ A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

²¹ To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.

²² A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

²³ One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favour than one who flatters with the tongue.

¹⁹ He that worketh his land, shall be filled with loaves; he that pursueth or followeth idleness, shall be filled with neediness.

²⁰ A faithful man shall be praised much; but he that hasteth to be made rich, shall not be innocent.

²¹ He that knoweth a face in doom, doeth not well; this man forsaketh truth, yea, for a morsel of bread.

²² A man that hasteth to be made rich, and hath envy to other men, knoweth not that neediness shall come up on him.

²³ He that reproveth a man, shall find grace afterward with him; more than he that deceiveth by flatterings of tongue.

¹⁹ He that worketh his land, shall be filled with loaves; he that followeth idleness (or but he who is idle, or lazy), shall be filled with neediness.

²⁰ A faithful man shall be praised much; but he that hasteth to be made rich, shall not be innocent. (A faithful person shall be much praised; but he who hasteneth to be made rich, shall not be innocent.)

²¹ He that knoweth a face in doom, doeth not well; this man forsaketh truth, yea, for a morsel of bread. (He who knoweth the person whom he is judging, doeth wrongly; this person deserteth the truth, yea, for a morsel of bread.)

²² A man that hasteth to be made rich, and hath envy to other men (or and hath envy of others), knoweth not that neediness shall come up on him.

²³ He that reproveth a man, shall find grace afterward with him, (or He who rebuketh someone, shall find favour afterward with him); more than he that deceiveth by flatterings of (the) tongue.

¹⁹ Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled with poverty.

²⁰ A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

²¹ To discern faces is not good, And for a piece of bread doth a man transgress.

²² Troubled for wealth is the man with an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

²³ Whoso is reproving a man afterwards findeth grace, More than a flatterer with the tongue.