Proverbs 28:22
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
‖He that hasteth to bee rich, hath an euill eye, and considereth not that pouerty shall come vpon him.
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- ‖Alternative wordingOr, he that hath an euill eye, hasteth to be rich, ver, 20.
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- 1 Timothy 6:9Rank 1 from verse 22
- Proverbs 23:6Rank 2 from verse 22
- Proverbs 28:20Rank 3 from verse 22
- Job 27:16–17Rank 4 from verse 22
16Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay;
17He may prepare it, but the just shall put it on, and the innocent shall divide the silver.
16Though he heape vp siluer as the dust, and prepare rayment as the clay:
17He may prepare it, but the iust shall put it on, and the innocent shall diuide the siluer.
- Matthew 20:15Rank 5 from verse 22
- Genesis 13:10–13Rank 6 from verse 22
10And 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.
11Then Lot chose him all the plain of Jordan; and Lot journeyed east: and they separated themselves the one from the other.
12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plain, and pitched his tent toward Sodom.
13But the men of Sodom were wicked and sinners before the Lord exceedingly.
10And Lot lifted vp his eyes, and beheld all the plaine of Iordane, that it was well watered euery where before the LORD destroyed Sodome and Gomorah, euen as the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt, as thou commest vnto Zoar.
11Then Lot chose him all the plaine of Iordane: and Lot iourneyed East; and they separated themselues the one from the other.
12Abram dwelled in the land of Canaan, and Lot dwelled in the cities of the plaine, and pitched his tent toward Sodome.
13But the men of Sodome were wicked, and sinners before the LORD exceedingly.
- Genesis 19:17Rank 7 from verse 22
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.
17¶ And it came to passe, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life, looke not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plaine: escape to the mountaine, lest thou bee consumed.
- Job 20:18–22Rank 8 from verse 22
18That 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.
19Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;
20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.
21There shall none of his meat be left; therefore shall no man look for his goods.
22In the fulness of his sufficiency he shall be in straits: every hand of the wicked shall come upon him.
18That which he laboured for, shall he restore, & shall not swallow it downe: †according to his substance shall the restitution bee, and hee shall not reioyce therein.
19Because hee hath †oppressed, and hath forsaken the poore; because he hath violently taken away an *house which he builded not:
20Surely he shall not †feele quietnesse in his belly, hee shall not saue of that which he desired.
21‖There shall none of his meat be left, therefore shall no man looke for his goods.
22In the fulnesse of his sufficiencie, he shalbe in straites: euery hand of the ‖wicked shall come vpon him.
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Proverbs 28:22
Third-person singular present form of haste (to hurry, act quickly, or make speed).
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Possessing abundance, wealth, resources, value, fruitfulness, or fullness.
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Sense 1: Moral wickedness, sin, wrong, or corruption. Sense 2: Harm, misery, calamity, adversity, or punishment.
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Sense 1: The bodily organ of sight; by extension, sight or seeing. Sense 2: Regard, judgment, disposition, or watchful attention, expressed figuratively by the eye. Sense 3: A small opening, as the eye of a needle. Sense 4: To watch or regard.
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considereth
Considers: thinks carefully, attends to, examines, ponders, or weighs consequences.
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The condition of being poor, destitute, or lacking necessary provision.
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An auxiliary verb expressing future action, intention, promise, command, requirement, or determination.
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1. Marks the person, place, thing, or basis to which something is related: on or onto; above or over; toward or against as the target of action, speech, thought, attention, or force; resting on, assigned to, or affecting as a state, gift, burden, duty, guilt, or judgment; supported by or based on; or one placed, added, or repeated on or after another. 2. With a stated time or occasion, or a preceding event, at that time or point, or at or after that event: on, at, when, then, or following it.
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21To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.
21*To haue respect of persons, is not good: for, for a piece of bread that man will transgresse.
22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
22‖He that hasteth to bee rich, hath an euill eye, and considereth not that pouerty shall come vpon him.
Selected passage23He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
23*He that rebuketh a man, afterwards shall find more fauour, then he that flattereth with the tongue.