Proverbs 28:22 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.”
Proverbs 28:22 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Proverbs 28:22 in 6 Bible Translations
Read Proverbs 28:22 in the King James Version (KJV) and 5 other free, public-domain translations side by side.
Proverbs 28:22 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.”
Proverbs 28:22 — World English Bible
Proverbs 28:22 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him. ”
Proverbs 28:22 — American Standard Version
Proverbs 28:22 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Troubled for wealth <FI>is<Fi> the man <FI>with<Fi> an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.”
Proverbs 28:22 — Young's Literal Translation
Proverbs 28:22 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him. ”
Proverbs 28:22 — Darby Translation
Proverbs 28:22 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“A man with a wicked eye hasteth to riches, and knoweth not, that pouertie shall come vpon him.”
Proverbs 28:22 — Geneva Bible
Proverbs 28:22 in Context — Proverbs 28
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.
What Does Proverbs 28:22 Mean?
Proverbs 28:22 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 28. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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