Proverbs 28:22
A man, hasting to be rich, hath an evil eye, and knoweth not when want may overtake him.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
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 take note of faces [in judgment], is not good, and, for a bit of bread, a man will transgress.
Cross References
Genesis 19:17And it came to pass when they had brought them forth outside, that they said, Escape for thy life, Look not behind thee, neither stand still in all the vale,—To the mountain, escape thou lest thou be swept away.
Job 27:16Though he heap up silver like, dust, and, like a pile, he prepare clothing,
Proverbs 28:20A man of fidelity, aboundeth in blessings, but, one hasting to be rich, shall not be held innocent.
Mark 7:22murders, adulteries, covetousnesses, knaveries, deceit, wantonness, an evil eye, profane speaking, 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 →