Proverbs 28:22
King James Version (KJV)
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
In context
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.
22 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.
Proverbs 28:22 in every translation
- KJV King James Version
- He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
- WEB World English Bible
- A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
- ASV American Standard Version
- He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Troubled for wealth [is] the man [with] an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
- DBY Darby Translation
- He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.
- WBS Webster Bible
- He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.