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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/28.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/28.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />Greedy people try to get rich quick but don’t realize they’re headed for poverty.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/28.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/28.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />He that hasteth to be rich <i>hath</i> an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/28.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />A man with an evil eye hastens after riches, And does not consider that poverty will come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/28.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />A person with an evil eye hurries after wealth And does not know that poverty will come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/28.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/28.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth, And does not know that want will come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/28.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />A man with an evil eye hurries after wealth And does not know that want will come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/28.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />He who has an evil <i>and</i> envious eye hurries to be rich And does not know that poverty will come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/28.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A greedy one is in a hurry for wealth; he doesn’t know that poverty will come to him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/28.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />A greedy man is in a hurry for wealth; he doesn&#8217t know that poverty will come to him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/28.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/28.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Don't be selfish and eager to get rich--you will end up worse off than you can imagine. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/28.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, and knoweth not that want shall come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/28.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />A stingy person is in a hurry to get rich, not realizing that poverty is about to overtake him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/28.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Selfish people are in such a hurry to get rich that they do not know when poverty is about to strike. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/28.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The miser is in a hurry to get wealthy, but he isn't aware that poverty will catch up with him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/28.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/28.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The stingy person hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/28.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn't know that poverty waits for him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/28.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/28.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/28.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />The man [with] an evil eye [is] troubled for wealth, "" And he does not know that want meets him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/28.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Troubled for wealth is the man with an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/28.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />A man of evil eye hasted for riches, and knew not that want shall come upon him.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/28.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />A man, that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/28.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />A man who hurries to become rich, and who envies others, does not know that destitution will overwhelm him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/28.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Misers hurry toward wealth, not knowing that want is coming toward them. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/28.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The miser is in a hurry to get rich and does not know that loss is sure to come.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/28.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />He who hastens to be rich has an evil eye and considers not that poverty shall come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/28.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />A man with an evil eye hastens to be rich and he does not know that loss has come upon him.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/28.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />He that hath an evil eye hasteneth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/28.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/28-22.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=5864" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/28.htm">The Boldness of the Righteous</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">21</span>To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread. <span class="reftext">22</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/7451.htm" title="7451: ra‘ (Adj-msc) -- Bad, evil. From ra'a'; bad or evil.">A stingy</a> <a href="/hebrew/5869.htm" title="5869: ‘ā·yin (N-cs) -- An eye. Probably a primitive word; an eye; by analogy, a fountain."></a> <a href="/hebrew/376.htm" title="376: ’îš (N-msc) -- Man. Contracted for 'enowsh; a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term.">man</a> <a href="/hebrew/926.htm" title="926: ni·ḇo·hāl (V-Nifal-Prtcpl-ms) -- To disturb, terrify. A primitive root; to tremble inwardly, i.e. be alarmed or agitated; by implication to hasten anxiously.">hastens</a> <a href="/hebrew/1952.htm" title="1952: la·hō·wn (Prep-l, Art:: N-ms) -- Wealth, sufficiency. From the same as huwn in the sense of 'own; wealth; by implication, enough.">after wealth</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: wə·lō- (Conj-w:: Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">and does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/3045.htm" title="3045: yê·ḏa‘ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to know; used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially.">know</a> <a href="/hebrew/3588.htm" title="3588: kî- (Conj) -- That, for, when. ">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/2639.htm" title="2639: ḥe·ser (N-ms) -- Want, poverty. From chacer; lack; hence, destitution.">poverty</a> <a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="935: yə·ḇō·’en·nū (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms:: 3mse) -- To come in, come, go in, go. A primitive root; to go or come.">awaits him.</a> </span><span class="reftext">23</span>He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9-10</a></span><br />Those who want to be rich, however, fall into temptation and become ensnared by many foolish and harmful desires that plunge them into ruin and destruction. / For the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. By craving it, some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many sorrows.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15</a></span><br />And He said to them, “Watch out! Guard yourselves against every form of greed, for one’s life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a></span><br />Do not store up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy, and where thieves break in and steal. / But store up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where moth and rust do not destroy, and where thieves do not break in and steal. / For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Ecclesiastes 5:10</a></span><br />He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/james/5-1.htm">James 5:1-3</a></span><br />Come now, you who are rich, weep and wail over the misery to come upon you. / Your riches have rotted and moths have eaten your clothes. / Your gold and silver are corroded. Their corrosion will testify against you and consume your flesh like fire. You have hoarded treasure in the last days.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_john/2-15.htm">1 John 2:15-17</a></span><br />Do not love the world or anything in the world. If anyone loves the world, the love of the Father is not in him. / For all that is in the world—the desires of the flesh, the desires of the eyes, and the pride of life—is not from the Father but from the world. / The world is passing away, along with its desires; but whoever does the will of God remains forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/mark/4-19.htm">Mark 4:19</a></span><br />but the worries of this life, the deceitfulness of wealth, and the desire for other things come in and choke the word, and it becomes unfruitful.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/13-5.htm">Hebrews 13:5</a></span><br />Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/19-23.htm">Matthew 19:23-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Truly I tell you, it is hard for a rich man to enter the kingdom of heaven. / Again I tell you, it is easier for a camel to pass through the eye of a needle than for a rich man to enter the kingdom of God.”<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-13.htm">Luke 16:13-14</a></span><br />No servant can serve two masters. Either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will be devoted to the one and despise the other. You cannot serve both God and money.” / The Pharisees, who were lovers of money, heard all of this and were scoffing at Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_timothy/6-17.htm">1 Timothy 6:17-19</a></span><br />Instruct those who are rich in the present age not to be conceited and not to put their hope in the uncertainty of wealth, but in God, who richly provides all things for us to enjoy. / Instruct them to do good, to be rich in good works, and to be generous and ready to share, / treasuring up for themselves a firm foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Proverbs 23:4-5</a></span><br />Do not wear yourself out to get rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself. / When you glance at wealth, it disappears, for it makes wings for itself and flies like an eagle to the sky.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/proverbs/11-28.htm">Proverbs 11:28</a></span><br />He who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will thrive like foliage.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/62-10.htm">Psalm 62:10</a></span><br />Place no trust in extortion or false hope in stolen goods. If your riches increase, do not set your heart upon them.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/jeremiah/17-11.htm">Jeremiah 17:11</a></span><br />Like a partridge hatching eggs it did not lay is the man who makes a fortune unjustly. In the middle of his days his riches will desert him, and in the end he will be the fool.”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">He that hastens to be rich has an evil eye, and considers not that poverty shall come on him.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/28-20.htm">Proverbs 28:20</a></b></br> A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/1_timothy/6-9.htm">1 Timothy 6:9</a></b></br> But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and <i>into</i> many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.</p><p class="hdg">an evil</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/23-6.htm">Proverbs 23:6</a></b></br> Eat thou not the bread of <i>him that hath</i> an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/20-15.htm">Matthew 20:15</a></b></br> Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/mark/7-22.htm">Mark 7:22</a></b></br> Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:</p><p class="hdg">and</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/13-10.htm">Genesis 13:10-13</a></b></br> And Lot lifted up his eyes, and beheld all the plain of Jordan, that it <i>was</i> well watered every where, before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah, <i>even</i> as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou comest unto Zoar… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/genesis/19-17.htm">Genesis 19:17</a></b></br> 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.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-18.htm">Job 20:18-22</a></b></br> That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow <i>it</i> down: according to <i>his</i> substance <i>shall</i> the restitution <i>be</i>, and he shall not rejoice <i>therein</i>… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/15-10.htm">Awaits</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-12.htm">Considereth</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-26.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-20.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-15.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-6.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-19.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/proverbs/7-23.htm">Hasteneth</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-20.htm">Hastens</a> <a href="/proverbs/21-5.htm">Hasteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-2.htm">Hurries</a> <a href="/proverbs/22-2.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-24.htm">Money</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-7.htm">Need</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-19.htm">Poverty</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-20.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/proverbs/27-24.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-1.htm">Running</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-6.htm">Stingy</a> <a href="/proverbs/25-26.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/leviticus/5-17.htm">Unaware</a> <a href="/psalms/130-6.htm">Waits</a> <a href="/proverbs/24-34.htm">Want</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-20.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/9-1.htm">Awaits</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-7.htm">Considereth</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-25.htm">Desiring</a> <a href="/proverbs/31-13.htm">Eager</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-2.htm">Evil</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-17.htm">Eye</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-3.htm">Goes</a> <a href="/isaiah/51-14.htm">Hasteneth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-5.htm">Hastens</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-5.htm">Hasteth</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/1-5.htm">Hurries</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-13.htm">Meet</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-10.htm">Money</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-27.htm">Need</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-8.htm">Poverty</a> <a href="/ecclesiastes/5-12.htm">Rich</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-8.htm">Riches</a> <a href="/songs/1-3.htm">Running</a> <a href="/proverbs/23-6.htm">Stingy</a> <a href="/proverbs/30-21.htm">Troubled</a> <a href="/luke/2-43.htm">Unaware</a> <a href="/isaiah/30-18.htm">Waits</a> <a href="/proverbs/28-27.htm">Want</a> <a href="/proverbs/29-3.htm">Wealth</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 28</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/28-1.htm">general observations of impiety and integrity</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; 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In biblical context, this behavior is contrasted with the generosity encouraged throughout Scripture. The Bible frequently warns against greed and selfishness, as seen in passages like <a href="/1_timothy/6-10.htm">1 Timothy 6:10</a>, which states that the love of money is the root of all kinds of evil. The character of a stingy person is often depicted as lacking trust in God's provision, which is a recurring theme in Proverbs.<p><b>hastens after wealth</b><br>This phrase suggests a frantic pursuit of riches, often at the expense of ethical considerations or spiritual well-being. The Bible consistently warns against the dangers of prioritizing wealth over righteousness. In <a href="/matthew/6-19.htm">Matthew 6:19-21</a>, Jesus teaches about storing treasures in heaven rather than on earth, emphasizing the temporary nature of earthly wealth. The haste implies impatience and a lack of contentment, which are contrary to the virtues of patience and trust in God's timing.<p><b>and does not know</b><br>This indicates a lack of awareness or understanding, often associated with spiritual blindness or ignorance. In the biblical narrative, wisdom and knowledge are highly valued, and the lack thereof can lead to one's downfall. <a href="/hosea/4-6.htm">Hosea 4:6</a> states, "My people are destroyed for lack of knowledge," highlighting the importance of understanding God's ways and the consequences of ignoring them.<p><b>that poverty awaits him</b><br>The outcome of a life driven by greed and stinginess is ultimately poverty, not just in material terms but also spiritually and relationally. This reflects the biblical principle of sowing and reaping, as seen in <a href="/galatians/6-7.htm">Galatians 6:7-8</a>, where it is stated that one reaps what they sow. The pursuit of wealth without regard for righteousness leads to spiritual impoverishment, aligning with Jesus' teaching in <a href="/luke/12-15.htm">Luke 12:15</a>, where He warns against all kinds of greed, stating that life does not consist in an abundance of possessions.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/s/stingy_man.htm">Stingy Man</a></b><br>This refers to an individual characterized by greed and a lack of generosity. The Hebrew word used here can imply someone who is narrow-minded or selfish in their pursuit of wealth.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/w/wealth.htm">Wealth</a></b><br>In this context, wealth represents material riches or financial gain that the stingy man is pursuing. The pursuit is driven by a desire for more, often at the expense of ethical considerations.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/p/poverty.htm">Poverty</a></b><br>This is the eventual outcome for the stingy man. Despite his efforts to accumulate wealth, he is unaware that his greed will lead to a lack of true prosperity, both materially and spiritually.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/t/the_deceptive_nature_of_greed.htm">The Deceptive Nature of Greed</a></b><br>Greed can blind individuals to the true consequences of their actions. The pursuit of wealth for its own sake often leads to spiritual and sometimes material poverty.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/true_wealth_in_godliness.htm">True Wealth in Godliness</a></b><br>True prosperity is found in godliness and contentment, not in the accumulation of material wealth. Christians are called to seek first the kingdom of God.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/g/generosity_as_a_virtue.htm">Generosity as a Virtue</a></b><br>Generosity is a reflection of God's character and a practical way to combat the sin of greed. Believers are encouraged to be generous and to trust in God's provision.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_importance_of_eternal_perspective.htm">The Importance of Eternal Perspective</a></b><br>An eternal perspective helps believers prioritize spiritual riches over earthly wealth. This perspective guards against the pitfalls of greed and aligns with biblical teachings on stewardship.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_28.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 28</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_does_the_evil_eye_mean.htm">What does the evil eye mean?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_greedy_exploiters_thrive_unpunished.htm">If Job 20:19–20 suggests a direct correlation between greed and swift downfall, why do some wealthy exploiters seem to thrive indefinitely without facing apparent divine retribution? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_to_reconcile_proverbs_30_7-9.htm">Proverbs 30:7-9 emphasizes neither poverty nor riches; how do we reconcile this with other passages that promise material blessings?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_humble_believers_face_hardship.htm">Proverbs 22:4: If humility and fear of the Lord lead to riches and honor, why do many humble believers remain in poverty or face hardship?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/28.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(22) <span class= "bld">Hath an evil eye.--</span>Envies others their prosperity, and keeps all he has for himself.<p><span class= "bld">And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.--</span>For it is "the liberal soul" that "shall be made fat" (<a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm" title="The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that waters shall be watered also himself.">Proverbs 11:25</a>), not such as he, who can get no blessing from God.<p><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/28.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 22.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">He that hasteth to be rich bath an evil eye</span> (see ver. 20); better, <span class="accented">the man of evil eye hasteth after riches</span>. The man of evil eye (<a href="/proverbs/23-6.htm">Proverbs 23:6</a>) is the envious and covetous man; such a one tries to improve his position and raise himself speedily to the height of him whom he envies, and is quite unscrupulous as to the means which he uses to effect his purpose, and keeps all that he gains selfishly to himself. And yet he is really blind to his own best interests (comp <a href="/proverbs/20-21.htm">Proverbs 20:21</a>). <span class="cmt_word">And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him</span> (comp. <a href="/proverbs/23-4.htm">Proverbs 23:4, 5</a>). His grasping greed brings no blessing with it (<a href="/proverbs/11-25.htm">Proverbs 11:25</a>), excites others to defraud him, and in the end consigns him to merited poverty. The LXX. here reads somewhat differently, and translates, "An envious man hasteth to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man (<span class="accented">chasid</span> instead of <span class="accented">cheser</span>) will I,ave the mastery over him," <span class="accented">i</span>.<span class="accented">e</span>. will take his wealth, as ver. 8. Proverbs concerning hastily gotten wealth have already been given. Here are a few more: Spanish, "Who would be rich in a year gets hanged in half a year;" Italian, "The river does not become swollen with clear water;" says a Scotch proverb, "Better a wee fire to warm as than a meikle fire to burn us." <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/28-22.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">A stingy</span><br /><span class="heb">רַ֣ע</span> <span class="translit">(ra‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7451.htm">Strong's 7451: </a> </span><span class="str2">Bad, evil</span><br /><br /><span class="word">man</span><br /><span class="heb">אִ֭ישׁ</span> <span class="translit">(’îš)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_376.htm">Strong's 376: </a> </span><span class="str2">A man as an individual, a male person</span><br /><br /><span class="word">hastens</span><br /><span class="heb">נִֽבֳהָ֥ל</span> <span class="translit">(ni·ḇo·hāl)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_926.htm">Strong's 926: </a> </span><span class="str2">To tremble inwardly, be, alarmed, agitated, to hasten anxiously</span><br /><br /><span class="word">after wealth</span><br /><span class="heb">לַה֗וֹן</span> <span class="translit">(la·hō·wn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1952.htm">Strong's 1952: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wealth, sufficiency</span><br /><br /><span class="word">and does not</span><br /><span class="heb">וְלֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(wə·lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">know</span><br /><span class="heb">יֵ֝דַע</span> <span class="translit">(yê·ḏa‘)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3045.htm">Strong's 3045: </a> </span><span class="str2">To know</span><br /><br /><span class="word">that</span><br /><span class="heb">כִּי־</span> <span class="translit">(kî-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm">Strong's 3588: </a> </span><span class="str2">A relative conjunction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">poverty</span><br /><span class="heb">חֶ֥סֶר</span> <span class="translit">(ḥe·ser)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2639.htm">Strong's 2639: </a> </span><span class="str2">Lack, destitution</span><br /><br /><span class="word">awaits him.</span><br /><span class="heb">יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃</span> <span class="translit">(yə·ḇō·’en·nū)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm">Strong's 935: </a> </span><span class="str2">To come in, come, go in, go</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/28-22.htm">Proverbs 28:22 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/28-22.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 28:22 A stingy man hurries after riches (Prov. 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