Proverbs 28:22

King James Version 1611 (Original)

He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.

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  • Prov 23:6 : 6 Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
  • 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
  • Matt 20:15 : 15 Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
  • Mark 7:22 : 22 Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
  • Gen 13:10-13 : 10 And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it was well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, even as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar. 11 Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other. 12 Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom. 13 But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
  • Gen 19:17 : 17 And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed.
  • Job 20:18-22 : 18 That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. 19 Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not; 20 Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired. 21 There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods. 22 In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
  • Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; 17 He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.

Similar Verses (AI)

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    19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

    21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack: but he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his riches, and he that giveth to the rich, shall surely come to want.

  • Prov 23:4-6
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    4Labour not to be rich: cease from thine own wisdom.

    5Wilt thou set thine eyes upon that which is not? for riches certainly make themselves wings; they fly away as an eagle toward heaven.

    6Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:

  • Prov 28:8
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    8He that by usury and unjust gain increaseth his substance, he shall gather it for him that will pity the poor.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: there is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great riches.

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  • Prov 22:9
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    9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; for he giveth of his bread to the poor.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
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    9But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • Luke 12:21
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    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 21:5
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    5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

  • Prov 28:11
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    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; but the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    13There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

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  • Prov 20:21
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    21An inheritance may be gotten hastily at the beginning; but the end thereof shall not be blessed.

  • Prov 21:26
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  • Prov 28:6
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  • Hab 2:9
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    9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

  • Prov 10:4
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    4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 13:11
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  • Eccl 5:10-11
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    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.

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    27He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.

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  • Prov 11:24
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    24There is that scattereth, and yet increaseth; and there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but it tendeth to poverty.

  • Jer 17:11
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    11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

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    2A man to whom God hath given riches, wealth, and honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul of all that he desireth, yet God giveth him not power to eat thereof, but a stranger eateth it: this is vanity, and it is an evil disease.

  • Job 27:19
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  • Prov 20:13
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    13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Prov 28:16
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    16The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his days.

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    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: the destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Prov 14:20
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  • Prov 24:34
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    34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 22:3
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  • Prov 21:13
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    13Whoso stoppeth his ears at the cry of the poor, he also shall cry himself, but shall not be heard.

  • Prov 17:5
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    5Whoso mocketh the poor reproacheth his Maker: and he that is glad at calamities shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 19:4
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    4Wealth maketh many friends; but the poor is separated from his neighbour.

  • Prov 19:17
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  • Ps 52:7
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  • Prov 13:18
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  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous considereth the cause of the poor: but the wicked regardeth not to know it.