Proverbs 28:22
He who hath an evil eye hasteth after wealth, And considereth not that poverty will come upon him.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
In Context
21To have respect to persons is not good; Since for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
23He who rebuketh a man shall afterwards find favor More than he who flattereth with his tongue.
Cross References
Job 27:16Though he heap up silver as dust, And procure raiment as clay,—
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not go unpunished.
Mark 7:22thefts, murders, adulteries, covetousness, iniquities, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:22
21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress. Note, 1. It is a fundamental error in the administration of justice, and that which cannot but lead men to abundance of transgression, to consider the parties concerned more than the merits of the cause, so as to favour one because he is a gentleman, a scholar, my countryman, my old acquaintance, has formerly done me a kindness, or may do me one, or is of my party and persuasion, and to bear hard on the other party… Read the whole commentary →