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Proverbs 28:22

Money and wealthEnvy and jealousyPoverty and the vulnerable

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.

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.

24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

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BSB
A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
KJV
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
WEB
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
ASV
he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
DARBY
He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.
BLB
A man of an evil eye is panicked for wealth, and he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
ÅB
Den misunnelige haster engstelig etter gods og vet ikke at mangel skal komme over ham.
OTB
Den gjerrige skynder seg etter rikdom og innser ikke at fattigdom venter dem.
B1930
Den misunnelige haster engstelig efter gods og vet ikke at mangel skal komme over ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Proverbs 23:6

    Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

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  • 1 Timothy 6:9

    But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

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  • Proverbs 28:20

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

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  • Matthew 20:15

    Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?

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  • Job 27:16–17

    Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;

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  • Job 20:18–22

    That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.

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  • Genesis 19:17

    And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.

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  • Mark 7:22

    Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:

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