Proverbs 28:22
A stingy man hurries after riches, 1 but he does not know that poverty will come upon him. 1
Unlocked Literal 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
21It is not good to show partiality, 1 but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. 1
Cross References
Genesis 19:17When they had brought them out, one of the men said, “Run for your lives! Do not look back, or stay anywhere on the plain. Escape to the mountains so you are not swept away.”
Job 27:16Though the wicked man heaps up silver like the dust, 1 and heaps up clothing like clay, 1
Proverbs 28:20A faithful man will have great blessings, 1 but the one who gets rich quickly will not go unpunished. 1
Mark 7:22adultery, coveting, wickedness, deceit, sensuality, envy, slander, pride, folly.
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 →