| Proverbs 28:22 Parallel Translations |  |
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| 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. |
| ERV: | He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, and knoweth not that want 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. |
| Proverbs 28:22 Cross References |
| XREF: | Proverbs 21:5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to advantage, But everyone who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
Proverbs 23:6 Do not eat the bread of a selfish man, Or desire his delicacies; (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 28:22 He that hasteneth to be rich [hath] an evil {l} eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
(l) Meaning, he that is covetous. |
| WES: | 28:22 Evil eye - Is uncharitable to persons in want, and envious to those who get any thing besides him. Poverty - And consequently that he shall need the pity and help of others. |
| MHC: | 28:18. Uprightness will give men holy security in the worst times; but the false and dishonest are never safe. 19. Those who are diligent, take the way to live comfortably. 20. The true way to be happy, is to be holy and honest; not to raise an estate suddenly, without regard to right or wrong. 21. Judgment is perverted, when any thing but pure right is considered. 22. He that hastens to be rich, never seriously thinks how quickly God may take his wealth from him, and leave him in poverty. 23. Upon reflection, most will have a better opinion of a faithful reprover than of a soothing flatterer. |
| CONC: | Awaits Considereth Desiring Doesn't Eager Evil Eye Goes Hasteneth Hastens Hasteth Hurries Knoweth Meet Miserly Money Poverty Rich Riches Running Stingy Troubled Unaware Waits Wealth |
| PREV: | Awaits Considereth Desiring Eager Evil Eye Goes Hasteneth Hastens Hasteth Hurries Meet Money Need Poverty Rich Riches Running Stingy Troubled Unaware Waits Want Wealth |
| NEXT: | Awaits Considereth Desiring Eager Evil Eye Goes Hasteneth Hastens Hasteth Hurries Meet Money Need Poverty Rich Riches Running Stingy Troubled Unaware Waits Want Wealth |
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