Proverbs 28:22 - Revised Version with Apocrypha 1895

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

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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 they that desire to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

Proverbs 23:6

Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, Neither desire thou his dainties:

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

Mark 7:22

covetings, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, railing, pride, foolishness:

Matthew 20:15

Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? or is thine eye evil, because I am good?

Genesis 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.

Proverbs 21:5

The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness: But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

Proverbs 22:16

He that oppresseth the poor to increase his gain, And he that giveth to the rich, cometh only to want.