Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
He who hurries for wealth is {a man with an evil eye}, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him.
New American Standard Bible
And does not know that want will come upon him.
King James Version
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Holman Bible
he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.
International Standard Version
The miser is in a hurry to get wealthy, but he isn't aware that poverty will catch up with him.
A Conservative Version
He who has an evil eye hastens after riches, and does not know that want shall come upon him.
American Standard Version
he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
Amplified
He who has an evil and envious eye hurries to be rich
And does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Bible in Basic English
He who is ever desiring wealth goes running after money, and does not see that need will come on him.
Darby Translation
He that hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, and knoweth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Julia Smith Translation
A man of evil eye hasted for riches, and knew not that want shall come upon him.
King James 2000
He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and considers not that poverty shall come upon him.
Modern King James verseion
He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and does not know that poverty will come upon him.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He that will be rich all too soon, hath an evil eye; and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
NET Bible
The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him.
New Heart English Bible
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
The Emphasized Bible
A man, hasting to be rich, hath an evil eye, and knoweth not when want may overtake him.
Webster
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
World English Bible
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.
Youngs Literal Translation
Troubled for wealth is the man with an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 28:22
Verse Info
Context Readings
All About Life
21 {Showing partiality} [is] not good, and over a morsel of bread, a strong man will do wrong. 22 He who hurries for wealth is {a man with an evil eye}, but he does not know that poverty will come upon him. 23 He who rebukes a person will afterward find [more] favor than he who flatters [with the] tongue.
Phrases
Cross References
Proverbs 23:6
Do not eat the bread of {the stingy}, and do not desire his delicacies.
Proverbs 28:20
A man of faithfulness [has] abundant blessings, but he who hurries to become rich will not go unpunished.
1 Timothy 6:9
But those who want to be rich fall into temptation and a trap and many foolish and harmful desires, which plunge those people into ruin and destruction.
Genesis 13:10-13
And Lot lifted up his eyes and saw the whole plain of the Jordan, that all of it [was] well-watered land--[this was] before Yahweh destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah--like the garden of Yahweh, like the land of Egypt {in the direction of} Zoar.
Genesis 19:17
And after bringing them outside [one] said, "Flee for your life; do not look behind you, and do not stand anywhere in the plain. Flee to the mountains lest you be destroyed."
Job 20:18-22
Returning [the] products of [his] toil, he will not swallow; according to the profit of his trade, {he will not enjoy},
Job 27:16-17
If he heaps up silver like the dust and fashions clothing like the clay,
Matthew 20:15
Is it not permitted for me to do whatever I want with [what is] mine? Or is your eye evil because I am generous?'
Mark 7:22
adulteries, [acts of] greed, malicious [deeds], deceit, licentiousness, {envy}, abusive speech, pride, foolishness.