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Proverbs 28:22

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

KJV

Vir qui festinat ditari, et aliis invidet, ignorat quod egestas superveniet ei.

Vulgate

σπεύδει πλουτεῖν ἀνὴρ βάσκανος, καὶ οὐκ οἶδεν ὅτι ἐλεήμων κρατήσει αὐτοῦ.

LXX

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

ASV

נִֽבֳהָ֥ל לַ/ה֗וֹן אִ֭ישׁ רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְ/לֹֽא יֵ֝דַע כִּי חֶ֥סֶר יְבֹאֶֽ/נּוּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

10 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
ה֣וֹן
hvn
noun · 26×
הוּ
hv
verb · 38×
חֶ֥סֶר
chsr
noun · 2×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
ךָ
k
noun · 894×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
רָ֑ע
r'
verb · 664×

Historic Christian voices

4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Tim 6:9 — But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
  • Deut 15:9 — Beware that there be not a thought in thy wicked heart, saying, The seventh year, the year of release, is at hand; and thine eye be evil against thy poor brother, and thou givest him nought; and he cr
  • Gen 13:10 — And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egy
  • Gen 19:17 — And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed
  • Jer 17:11 — As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.
  • Job 20:18 — That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein.
  • Job 27:16 — Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
  • Josh 7:21 — When I saw among the spoils a goodly Babylonish garment, and two hundred shekels of silver, and a wedge of gold of fifty shekels weight, then I coveted them, and took them; and, behold, they are hid i
  • Mark 7:22 — Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
  • Mark 7:22 — Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
  • Matt 20:15 — Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
  • Matt 20:15 — Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
  • Prov 10:22 — The blessing of the LORD, it maketh rich, and he addeth no sorrow with it.
  • Prov 13:11 — Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
  • Prov 19:2 — Also, that the soul be without knowledge, it is not good; and he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.
  • Prov 20:21 — An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.
  • Prov 21:5 — The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
  • Prov 23:6 — Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
  • Prov 23:6 — Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
  • Prov 28:20 — A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
  • Prov 28:20 — A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.