And when they had brought them forth, they said, “Flee for your life; do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley; flee to the hills, lest you be consumed.”
Proverbs 28:22 - Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI) A miserly man hastens after wealth, and does not know that want will come upon him. Flere versionerKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition He who has an evil and covetous eye hastens to be rich and knows not that want will come upon him. [Prov. 21:5; 28:20.] American Standard Version (1901) He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him. Common English Bible The stingy try to get rich fast, unaware that loss will come to them. Catholic Public Domain Version A man who hurries to become rich, and who envies others, does not know that destitution will overwhelm him. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him. |
And when they had brought them forth, they said, “Flee for your life; do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley; flee to the hills, lest you be consumed.”
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but every one who is hasty comes only to want.
He who oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to want.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’
coveting, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.
But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.