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Proverbs 28:22

American Standard Version

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

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Proverbs 28:22 in other translations

A stingy man hurries after riches,
and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

Proverbs 28:22 · World English Bible

Proverbs 28:22 in context

  1. 20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.
  2. 21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.
  3. 22He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
  4. 23He that rebuketh a man shall afterward find more favor Than he that flattereth with the tongue.
  5. 24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.