Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
That hasteth, etc
An evil
Bible References
That hasteth, etc
Proverbs 28:20
A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
A faithful (right-minded) man will abound with blessings,
But he who hurries to be rich will not go unpunished.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who [are not financially ethical and] crave to get rich [with a compulsive, greedy longing for wealth] fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction [leading to personal misery].
An evil
Proverbs 23:6
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
Do not eat the bread of a selfish man,
Or desire his delicacies;
Matthew 20:15 Am I not lawfully permitted to do what I choose with what is mine? Or is your eye envious because I am generous?’
Mark 7:22 acts of greed and covetousness, wickedness, deceit, unrestrained conduct, envy and jealousy, slander and profanity, arrogance and self-righteousness and foolishness (poor judgment).