Proverbs 28:8

New English Translation

⁸The one who increases his wealth by increasing interest^[a]
gathers it for someone who is gracious^[b] to the needy.

Proverbs 28:8 tn Heb “by interest and increase” (so ASV; NASB “by interest and usury”; NAB “by interest and overcharge.” The two words seem to be synonyms; they probably form a nominal hendiadys, meaning “by increasing [exorbitant] interest.” The law prohibited making a commission or charging interest (Exod 22:25; Lev 25:36-37; Deut 23:20; Ps 15:5). If the poor needed help, the rich were to help them—but not charge them interest.
Proverbs 28:8 tn The term חוֹנֵן (khonen, “someone who shows favor”) is the active participle. sn The verse is saying that in God’s justice wealth amassed unjustly will eventually go to the poor. God will take the wealth away from them and give it to people who will distribute it better to the poor.

Proverbs 28:8

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition

⁸One who augments wealth by exorbitant interest
gathers it for another who is kind to the poor.^(A)

²⁰A faithful person^[a] will have an abundance of blessings,
but the one who hastens^[b] to gain riches will not go unpunished.

Proverbs 28:20 tn Heb “a man of faithfulness,” although the context does not indicate this should be limited only to males.sn The text does not qualify the nature of the faithfulness. While this would certainly have implications for the person’s righteous acts, its primary meaning may be his diligence and reliability in his work. His faithful work will bring the returns.
Proverbs 28:20 sn The proverb is not rebuking diligent labor. One who is eager to get rich quickly is the opposite of the faithful person. The first person is faithful to God and to the covenant community; the second is trying to get rich as quickly as possible, at the least without doing an honest day’s work and at the worst dishonestly. In a hurry to gain wealth, he falls into various schemes and will pay for it. Tg. Prov 28:20 interprets this to say he hastens through deceit and wrongdoing.

²⁰The faithful will abound with blessings,
but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.^(A)

New English Translation (NET)

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition (NRSVUE)