Proverbs 28:22

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A man with an evil eye hastens after wealth and does not consider that poverty will come upon him.

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  • Prov 23:6 : 6 Do not eat the bread of a stingy person, nor crave his delicacies.
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.
  • 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
  • Matt 20:15 : 15 'Don't I have the right to do what I want with my own money? Or are you envious because I am generous?'
  • Mark 7:22 : 22 adulteries, greed, wickedness, deceit, lewdness, envy, slander, arrogance, and foolishness.
  • Gen 13:10-13 : 10 Lot lifted up his eyes and saw that the entire plain of the Jordan was well watered everywhere—this was before the LORD destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah—like the garden of the LORD, like the land of Egypt as you go to Zoar. 11 So Lot chose for himself the entire plain of the Jordan, and Lot journeyed eastward. Thus, they separated from each other. 12 Abram lived in the land of Canaan, while Lot settled in the cities of the plain and pitched his tents near Sodom. 13 Now the men of Sodom were wicked and great sinners against the LORD.
  • Gen 19:17 : 17 As soon as they had brought them out, one of them said, "Flee for your lives! Don’t look back, and don’t stop anywhere in the plain! Flee to the mountains, or you will be swept away!"
  • Job 20:18-22 : 18 He will give back the fruit of his labor but will not swallow it; like the wealth of his trade, he will not enjoy it. 19 For he has crushed and abandoned the poor; he has seized a house he did not build. 20 Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures. 21 Nothing is left for him to consume; therefore, his prosperity will not last. 22 In the fullness of his plenty, he will be distressed; the hand of all who toil will come upon him.
  • Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he heaps up silver like dust and piles up clothes like clay, 17 he may prepare it, but the righteous will wear it, and the innocent will divide his silver.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 28:19-21
    3 verses
    83%

    19Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but the one who chases worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

    20A faithful man will abound in blessings, but one in a hurry to get rich will not go unpunished.

    21To show partiality is not good, yet for a piece of bread, a man will transgress.

  • Prov 28:27
    81%

    27Whoever gives to the poor will lack nothing, but one who hides his eyes will receive many curses.

  • Prov 22:16
    80%

    16One who oppresses the poor to increase their wealth and one who gives gifts to the rich will both come to poverty.

  • Prov 23:4-6
    3 verses
    80%

    4Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.

    5Will you fix your eyes on wealth only for it to vanish? For it makes itself wings and flies away like an eagle toward the heavens.

    6Do not eat the bread of a stingy person, nor crave his delicacies.

  • Prov 28:8
    78%

    8Whoever increases his wealth by charging interest and unfair gain gathers it for one who is kind to the poor.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7One pretends to be rich yet has nothing; another pretends to be poor yet has great wealth.

    8A person's wealth may ransom their life, but the poor hear no threat.

  • Prov 22:9
    78%

    9The generous person will be blessed, for they share their food with the poor.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    77%

    9But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, a trap, and many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.

  • Luke 12:21
    77%

    21So it is with one who stores up treasure for himself and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 21:5
    76%

    5The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

  • Prov 28:11
    76%

    11A rich man may be wise in his own eyes, but a poor man with understanding will see right through him.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13Or wealth lost through some misfortune, so that when they have children, there is nothing left for them to inherit.

    14As everyone comes naked from their mother’s womb, so they depart naked as they came. They take nothing from their toil that they can carry in their hands.

  • Prov 11:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27Whoever diligently seeks good finds favor, but trouble will come to the one who searches for evil.

    28Whoever trusts in his wealth will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 21:17
    75%

    17Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.

  • Prov 20:21
    75%

    21An inheritance gained hastily at the beginning will not be blessed at the end.

  • Prov 21:26
    74%

    26All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

  • Prov 28:6
    74%

    6Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in his ways and rich.

  • Hab 2:9
    74%

    9Woe to the one who gains unjust wealth for his house, to set his nest on high, to be safe from the reach of calamity!

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

  • Prov 13:11
    73%

    11Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

  • Eccl 5:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10As goods increase, so do those who consume them. And what benefit are they to the owners except to feast their eyes on them?

    11The sleep of a laborer is sweet, whether they eat little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits them no sleep.

  • Prov 6:11
    73%

    11and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

  • Ps 62:10
    73%

    10Surely the lowborn are but a breath, the highborn are but a lie. If weighed on a balance, they are nothing; together they are only a breath.

  • Prov 15:27
    73%

    27Whoever is greedy for gain troubles his household, but the one who hates bribes will live.

  • Prov 1:19
    73%

    19Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 11:24
    73%

    24One person gives freely and gains even more; another withholds what is right and comes to poverty.

  • Jer 17:11
    73%

    11Like a partridge that hatches eggs it did not lay, so is one who gains wealth by unjust means. In the middle of his life, it will desert him, and in the end, he will prove to be a fool.

  • Eccl 6:2
    72%

    2God gives a man wealth, possessions, and honor, so that he lacks nothing his heart desires. Yet God does not enable him to enjoy them, but instead a foreigner eats them. This is meaningless and a grievous misfortune.

  • Job 27:19
    72%

    19The rich man lies down, but he will not be gathered; he opens his eyes, and he is no more.

  • Prov 20:13
    72%

    13Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

  • Prov 28:16
    72%

    16A ruler lacking understanding is abundant in extortions, but one who hates unjust gain will prolong his days.

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15The wealth of the rich is their fortified city, but poverty is the ruin of the poor.

  • Prov 14:20
    72%

    20The poor are hated even by their own neighbors, but the rich have many friends.

  • Prov 24:34
    72%

    34and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.

  • Prov 22:3
    72%

    3The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and pay the penalty.

  • Prov 21:13
    71%

    13Whoever shuts their ears to the cry of the poor will also cry out and not be answered.

  • Prov 17:5
    71%

    5Whoever mocks the poor insults their Maker; whoever rejoices at calamity will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 19:4
    71%

    4Wealth attracts many friends, but a poor person is abandoned by their friends.

  • Prov 19:17
    71%

    17Whoever is gracious to the poor lends to the LORD, and he will repay him for his good deed.

  • Ps 52:7
    71%

    7But God will tear you down forever; He will snatch and uproot you from your tent and dislodge you from the land of the living. Selah.

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18Poverty and shame come to those who ignore discipline, but those who heed correction are honored.

  • Prov 29:7
    71%

    7The righteous care about the justice of the poor, but the wicked have no understanding of it.