Proverbs 28:19-21

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition

¹⁹He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless people and pursuits will have poverty enough.

²⁰A faithful man shall abound with blessings, but he who makes haste to be rich [at any cost] shall not go unpunished.^(A)

²¹To have respect of persons and to show partiality is not good, neither is it good that man should transgress for a piece of bread.

Proverbs 28:19-21

New International Version

¹⁹Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.^(A)

²⁰A faithful person will be richly blessed,
but one eager to get rich will not go unpunished.^(B)

²¹To show partiality^(C) is not good^(D)—
yet a person will do wrong for a piece of bread.^(E)

Amplified Bible, Classic Edition (AMPC)

New International Version (NIV)