Proverbs 28:22 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²² The miser is in a hurry to get rich and does not know that loss is sure to come.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²² He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²² 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)

²² He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

Common English Bible

²² The stingy try to get rich fast, unaware that loss will come to them.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²² A man who hurries to become rich, and who envies others, does not know that destitution will overwhelm him.

Proverbs 28:22 Cross References

1 Timothy 6:9

But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and are trapped by many senseless and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

Proverbs 23:6

Do not eat the bread of the stingy; do not desire their delicacies,

Proverbs 28:20

The faithful will abound with blessings, but one who is in a hurry to be rich will not go unpunished.

Mark 7:22

adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, folly.

Matthew 20:15

Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or are you envious because I am generous?’

Genesis 19:17

When they had brought them outside, they said, “Flee for your life; do not look back or stop anywhere in the plain; flee to the hills, or else you will be consumed.”

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.

Proverbs 22:16

Oppressing the poor in order to enrich oneself, and giving to the rich, will lead only to loss.