Proverbs 28:22

Selfish people [IDM] are very eager to become rich quickly; they do not realize that they will soon become poor.

Translation for Translators

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

21It is not good for judges to decide matters unfairly/unjustly, but some people will do what is wrong even if they receive only a very small bribe [HYP] for doing it.

23Those who rebuke someone will be appreciated/thanked more than those who say nice things to others merely to ◄flatter them/cause them to feel good►.

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Cross References

Genesis 19:17When they were outside the city, one of the angels said, “ If you want to remain alive, run away quickly! Don’t look back! And don’t stop anywhere in the valley! Flee to the hills! If you don’t, you will die!”

Job 27:16Sometimes wicked people accumulate a huge amount [SIM] of silver and pile up clothes like [SIM] those clothes were a pile of clay,

Proverbs 28:20God will greatly bless those who ◄are trustworthy/always do what they say that they will do►, but he will certainly punish [LIT] those who try to become rich quickly.

Mark 7:22They commit adultery, they are greedy, they act maliciously, they deceive people. They act indecently, they envy people, they speak evil about others, they are proud, and they act foolishly.

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 →

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