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Proverbs 28:22 Cross-References
Explore 9 cross-references for Proverbs 28:22 from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, connecting Proverbs chapter 28 verse 22 to related passages throughout the Bible.
“He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him. hasteth: or, hath and evil eye hasteth to be rich”
Proverbs 28:22 (KJV)
Commentary on Proverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye (נִבְהָל לְהוֹן אִישׁ עַיִן רָע, nivhal lehon ish ayin ra)—נִבְהָל (nivhal, 'hastening, hurrying') toward הוֹן (hon, 'wealth, riches') reveals עַיִן רָע (ayin ra, 'evil eye'), a Hebrew idiom for stinginess, envy, and greed. Jesus warns against this 'evil eye' (Matthew 6:22-23, 20:15). The greedy person's vision is distorted—seeing others as competition, God's gifts as insufficient.And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him (וְלֹא־יֵדַע כִּי־חֶסֶר יְבֹאֶנּוּ, velo-yeda ki-cheser yevo'ennu)—יָדַע (yada, 'to know, understand') is negated: he d...
Source: KJV Study Commentary
Cross-References for Proverbs 28:22
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“and don't crave his delicacies:”
“such as drown men in ruin and destruction.”
“A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.”
“because I am good?'”
“and prepare clothing as the clay;”
“and saw all the plain of the Jordan”
“when they had taken them out”
“wickedness”
“and shall not swallow it down. According to the substance that he has gotten”