Proverbs 28:22 | |
NASB: A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him. (NASB ©1995) GWT: A stingy person is in a hurry to get rich, not realizing that poverty is about to overtake him. (GOD'S WORD®) KJV: He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. ASV: he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him. BBE: He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him. DBY: He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him. JPS: He that hath an evil eye hasteneth after riches, and knoweth not that want shall come upon him. WBS: 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. YLT: Troubled for wealth [is] the man [with] an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him. | |
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