Proverbs 28:25

NETBible

The greedy person 1  stirs up dissension, 2  but the one who trusts 3  in the Lord will prosper. 4 

NIV ©

A greedy man stirs up dissension, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

NASB ©

An arrogant man stirs up strife, But he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

NLT ©

Greed causes fighting; trusting the LORD leads to prosperity.

MSG ©

A grasping person stirs up trouble, but trust in GOD brings a sense of well-being.

BBE ©

He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

NRSV ©

The greedy person stirs up strife, but whoever trusts in the LORD will be enriched.

NKJV ©

He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, But he who trusts in the LORD will be prospered.

KJV
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NASB ©
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NETBible

The greedy person 1  stirs up dissension, 2  but the one who trusts 3  in the Lord will prosper. 4 

NET Notes

1 tn Heb “wide of soul.” This is an idiom meaning “a greedy person.” The term נֶפֶשׁ (nefesh, traditionally, “soul”) has here its more basic meaning of appetites (a person is a soul, a bundle of appetites; BDB 660 s.v. 5.a). It would mean “wide of appetite” (רְהַב־נֶפֶשׁ), thus “greedy.”

2 sn Greed “stirs up” the strife. This individual’s attitude and actions stir up dissension because people do not long tolerate him.

3 tn The construction uses the participle בּוֹטֵחַ (boteakh) followed by עַל־יְהוָה (’al-yÿhvah), which gives the sense of “relying confidently on the Lord.” This is the antithesis of the greedy person who pushes to get what he desires.

4 tn The verb דָּשֵׁן (dashen) means “to be fat,” and in the Piel/Pual stems “to make fat/to be made fat” (cf. KJV, ASV). The idea of being “fat” was symbolic of health and prosperity – the one who trusts in the Lord will be abundantly prosperous and fully gratified (cf. NRSV “will be enriched”).