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Proverbs 28:22
22Greedy people hurry to become rich. They do not know that they will soon be poor.
Proverbs 28:22 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
- New International Version (NIV)The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.
Context of Proverbs 28:22
20A faithful person will receive many blessings. But anyone who hurries to become rich will only receive punishment. 21When you judge people, you must always be fair. That is the right thing to do. But even a small bribe can make some people do the wrong thing. Greedy people hurry to become rich. They do not know that they will soon be poor. 23If you warn someone that he has done a wrong thing, he will thank you in the end. He will like you more than if you only say sweet words to him. 24If anyone cheats his parents, he may say that he has done nothing wrong. But a person like that is as bad as a robber.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:22 word by word
נִֽבֳהָ֥ל לַה֗וֹן אִ֭ישׁ רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝דַע כִּי־חֶ֥סֶר יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:22
- Proverbs 28:20A faithful person will receive many blessings. But anyone who hurries to become rich will only receive punishment.
- 1 Timothy 6:9But some people want to have lots of money. This causes them to do wrong things. They cannot get free from their bad ways, like an animal in a trap. They want many things for themselves. Their foolish thoughts hurt them and finally destroy their lives.
- Proverbs 23:68. Do not go and eat a meal with someone who hates to spend his money. His food may be good, but do not be greedy for it.
- Matthew 20:15It is my money. I can choose what to do with it. I want to be kind to people and give them more than we agreed. Does that make you upset?” ’
- Mark 7:22They have sex with another man's wife. They are greedy. They are cruel to other people. They deceive people. They live like wild animals. They are jealous of other people. They say bad things about other people. They are proud and foolish.
- Genesis 13:10Lot looked up and he saw the flat land of Jordan, as far as Zoar. He saw that it had lots of water, like the garden of the Lord. It was good land, like the land of Egypt. (This was before the Lord destroyed the cities there called Sodom and Gomorrah.)
- Genesis 19:17When they had reached a place outside the city, one of the angels said, ‘Now run! Your lives are in danger. Do not look behind you! Do not stop anywhere in this valley. Run up into the mountains or you will die.’
- Job 20:18He will have to give back everything that he owned. He will not enjoy the things that he has worked for.
- Job 27:16Wicked people may have lots of money. They may have silver like heaps of sand. They may have more clothes than they could ever wear.
Commentaries on Proverbs 28:22
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 22The covetous temper leads not only to dishonesty, but to the “evil eye” of envy; and the temper of grudging, carking care, leads him to poverty.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 22Verse 22 He that hastens to be rich, never seriously thinks how quickly God may take his wealth from him, and leave him in poverty.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2222. (Compare Pr 28:20). evil eye--in the general sense of Pr 23:6, here more specific for covetousness (compare Pr 22:9; Mt 20:15). poverty ... him--by God's providence.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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