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Proverbs 28:22 - Meaning and Application
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Translation: King James Version
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
Proverbs 28:22
Verse in Context
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21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
23 He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
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Here Solomon again shows the sin and foolishness of people who are determined to get rich. They decide they will do it, by right means or wrong means, and they want it as fast as possible. They rush to build an estate.
First, they do not have real comfort in what they get. They have an evil eye, meaning they are always unhappy when others have more than they do. They also begrudge even necessary expenses, because they think those costs keep them from looking rich, and the success of others keeps them from being rich. So they stay restless and troubled.
Second, they have no assurance that their wealth will last, yet they do nothing to prepare for losing it. Poverty will come upon them, and the riches they gave wings to, so they could fly toward them, will fly away from them instead. But they feel safe and do not plan ahead. They do not consider that, while they are hurrying to be rich, they are really hurrying to be poor, since they trust uncertain riches.
From This Chapter
Proverbs 28:1
"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."
Proverbs 28:2
"For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged."
Proverbs 28:3
"A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food."
Proverbs 28:4
"They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend with them."
Proverbs 28:5
"Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand all things."
Proverbs 28:6
"Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich."
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