Proverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich hath a rah ayin, 1 and considereth not that want shall come upon him. 1
Orthodox Jewish 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 show partiality is not tov; 1 for a piece of lechem that gever will transgress. 1
Cross References
Genesis 19:17And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth outside, that he said, Flee and escape for thy nefesh; look not back behind thee, neither stop thou anywhere in all the plain; flee and escape to the mountain, lest thou be swept away.
Job 27:16Though he heap up kesef as the aphar, 1 and pile up raiment as the clay, 1
Proverbs 28:20An ish emunot (faithful man, loyal man) shall abound with birkhot, 1 but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not go unpunished. 1
Mark 7:22Niufim (adulteries), chamdanut (greediness), rishah (wickedness), nechalim (scheming deceitfulness), zimmah (lewdness, sensuality), an ayin horo or roah ayin (an envious evil eye), lashon hora, gaavah (pride), and ivvelet (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 →