Proverbs 28:22

Coverdale Bible (1535)

He that will be rich all to soone, hath an euell eye, and considereth not, that pouerte shall come vpon him.

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  • Prov 23:6 : 6 Eate not thou wt ye envyous, and desyre no his meate,
  • Prov 28:20 : 20 A faithfull man is greatly to be commeded, but he that maketh to moch haist for to be riche, shal not be vngiltie.
  • 1 Tim 6:9 : 9 For they that wylbe riche, fall in to the teptacion and snare, and in to many folisshe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in destruccion and damnacion.
  • Matt 20:15 : 15 Or haue I not power, to do as me listeth with myne owne? Is thine eye euell, because I am good?
  • Mark 7:22 : 22 theft, coueteousnes, wickednes, disceate, vnclennes, a wicked eye, blasphemy, pryde, foolishnes.
  • Gen 13:10-13 : 10 Then Lot lift vp his eyes, and behelde all the countre rounde aboute Iorda, that it was a plenteous countre of water. For before the LORDE destroyed Sodoma and Gomorra, it was rounde aboute Zoar, euen as the pleasaunt garden of the LORDE, and as the londe of Egipte. 11 Then Lot chose all the coastes of Iorda, and toke his iourney towarde ye East. And so the one brother departed from the other. 12 Abram dwelt in the lande of Canaan, and Lot in the cities of the same coastes, and pitched his tent towarde Sodome. 13 But ye men of Sodome were wicked, and synned exceadingly agaynst the LORDE.
  • Gen 19:17 : 17 And whe they had brought him out, they sayde: Saue thy soule, and loke not behynde the, nether stonde thou in all this countre: Saue thy self vpon the mountayne, that thou perish not.
  • Job 20:18-22 : 18 But laboure shal he, & yet haue nothinge to eate. Greate trauayle shal he make for riches, but he shal not enioye them. 19 And why? he hath oppressed the poore, and not helped them: houses hath he spoyled, and not buylded them. 20 His bely coude neuer be fylled, therfore shall he perish in his couetousnesse. 21 He deuoured so gredely, yt he left nothinge behynde, therfore his goodes shal not prospere. 22 Though he had plenteousnesse of euerythinge, yet was he poore, & therfore he is but a wretch on euery syde.
  • Job 27:16-17 : 16 Though he haue as moch money as the dust of the earth, & raymet as ready as the claye, 17 he maye well prepare it: but the godly shal put it vpon him, and the innocet shal deale out the money.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 28:19-21
    3 verses
    83%

    19 He yt tylleth his londe, shal haue plenteousnesse of bred: but he that foloweth ydilnesse, shal haue pouerte ynough.

    20 A faithfull man is greatly to be commeded, but he that maketh to moch haist for to be riche, shal not be vngiltie.

    21 To haue respecte of personnes in iudgment is not good: And why? he will do wronge, yee euen for a pece of bred.

  • Prov 28:27
    81%

    27 He that geueth vnto the poore, shal not wante: but he that turneth awaye his eyes from soch as be in necessite, shall suffre greate pouerte himself.

  • Prov 22:16
    80%

    16 Who so doth a poore man wronge to increase his owne riches, geueth (comoly) vnto the rich, and at the last commeth to pouerte himself.

  • Prov 23:4-6
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    80%

    4 Take not ouer greate trauayle and labor to be riche, bewarre of soch a purpose.

    5 Why wilt thou set thine eye vpon ye thinge, which sodenly vanisheth awaye? For riches make them selues wynges, and take their flight like an Aegle in to ye ayre.

    6 Eate not thou wt ye envyous, and desyre no his meate,

  • Prov 28:8
    78%

    8 Who so increaseth his riches by vautage & wynnynge, let him gather them to helpe the poore withall.

  • Prov 13:7-8
    2 verses
    78%

    7 Some men are riche, though they haue nothinge: agayne, some me are poore hauynge greate riches.

    8 With goodes euery man delyuereth his life, and the poore wyl not be reproued.

  • Prov 22:9
    78%

    9 A louynge eye shalbe blessed, for he geueth of his bred vnto ye poore.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    77%

    9 For they that wylbe riche, fall in to the teptacion and snare, and in to many folisshe & noysome lustes, which drowne men in destruccion and damnacion.

  • Luke 12:21
    77%

    21 Thus goeth it with him yt gathereth treasure for himself, and is not riche in God.

  • Prov 21:5
    76%

    5 The deuyses of one that is diligent, brynge plenteousnes: but he yt is vnaduysed, commeth vnto pouerte.

  • Prov 28:11
    76%

    11 The rich man thynketh him self to be wyse, but the poore that hath vnderstondinge, ca perceaue him wel ynough.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
    2 verses
    75%

    13 Yet is there a sore plage, which I haue sene vnder the Sonne (namely) riches kepte to the hurte of him yt hath them in possession.

    14 For oft times they perishe with his greate misery and trouble: and yf he haue a childe, it getteth nothinge.

  • Prov 11:27-28
    2 verses
    75%

    27 He that laboureth for honesty fyndeth his desyre: but who so seketh after myschefe, it shal happe vnto him.

    28 He that trusteth in his riches, shal haue a fall, but ye rightuous shal florish as the grene leaf.

  • Prov 21:17
    75%

    17 He yt hath pleasure in banckettes, shal be a poore man: Who so delyteth in wyne and delicates, shal not be riche.

  • Prov 20:21
    75%

    21 The heretage that commeth to haistely at the first, shal not be praysed at the ende.

  • Prov 21:26
    74%

    26 He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe, but the rightuous is allwaye geuynge & kepeth nothinge backe.

  • Prov 28:6
    74%

    6 A poore man ledynge a godly life, is better then the riche that goeth in frowarde wayes.

  • Hab 2:9
    74%

    9 Wo vnto him, that couetously gathereth euell gotten goodes in to his house: that he maye set his nest an hye, to escape from the power of mysfortune.

  • Prov 10:4
    74%

    4 An ydle hande maketh poore, but a quycke laboringe hande maketh riche.

  • Prov 13:11
    73%

    11 Hastely gotte goodes are soone spent, but they that be gathered together with the hande, shal increase.

  • Eccl 5:10-11
    2 verses
    73%

    10 He that loueth money, wil neuer be satisfied with money: and who so delyteth in riches, shal haue no profit therof. Is not this also a vayne thinge?

    11 Where as many riches are, there are many also that spende them awaye. And what pleasure more hath he that possesseth them, sauynge that he maye loke vpon them with his eyes?

  • Prov 6:11
    73%

    11 so shal pouerte come vnto the as one yt trauayleth by the waye, & necessite like a wapened man.

  • Ps 62:10
    73%

    10 O trust not in wronge & robbery, geue not yor selues vnto vanite: yf riches increase, set not yor herte vpon them.

  • Prov 15:27
    73%

    27 The couetous man wrutteth vp his owne house, but who so hateth rewardes, shal lyue.

  • Prov 1:19
    73%

    19 These are the wayes of all soch as be couetous, that one wolde rauysh anothers life.

  • Prov 11:24
    73%

    24 Some man geueth out his goodes, and is the richer, but ye nygarde (hauynge ynough) wil departe from nothinge, and yet is euer in pouerte.

  • Jer 17:11
    73%

    11 The disceatfull maketh a nest, but bringeth forth no yonge: He commeth by riches, but not rightuously. In the myddest off his life must he leaue them behinde him, and at the last be founde a very foole.

  • Eccl 6:2
    72%

    2 when God geueth a man riches, goodes & honoure, so that he wanteth nothinge of all that his herte can desyre: and yet God geueth him not leue to enioye the same, but another man spedeth them. This is a vayne thinge & a miserable plage.

  • Job 27:19
    72%

    19 When the rich man dyeth, he carieth nothinge with him: he is gone in ye twincklynge of an eye.

  • Prov 20:13
    72%

    13 Delyte not thou in slepe, lest thou come vnto pouerte: but ope thine eyes, & thou shalt haue bred ynough.

  • Prov 28:16
    72%

    16 Where the prynce is without vnderstondinge, there is greate oppression & wronge: but yf he be soch one as hateth couetousnesse, he shal longe raigne.

  • Prov 10:15
    72%

    15 The rich mas goodes are his stroge holde, but pouerte oppresseth the poore.

  • Prov 14:20
    72%

    20 The poore is hated euen of his owne neghbours, but the riche hath many frendes.

  • Prov 24:34
    72%

    34 so shall pouerte come vnto the as one yt trauayleth by ye waye, & necessite like a wapened man.

  • Prov 22:3
    72%

    3 A wyse man seyth the plage and hydeth himself, but the foolish go on still and are punyshed.

  • Prov 21:13
    71%

    13 Who so stoppeth his eare at the criege of the poore, he shal crie himself and not be herde.

  • Prov 17:5
    71%

    5 Who so laugheth ye poore to scorne, blasphemeth his maker: and he yt is glad of another mans hurte, shal not be vnpunyshed.

  • Prov 19:4
    71%

    4 Riches make many frendes, but the poore is forsake of his owne frendes.

  • Prov 19:17
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    17 He yt hath pitie vpon the poore, ledeth vnto ye LORDE: & loke what he layeth out, it shalbe payed him agayne.

  • Ps 52:7
    71%

    7 Sela.The rightuous shal se this, & feare, and laugh him to scorne.

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18 He that thinketh scorne to be refourmed, commeth to pouerte and shame: but who so receaueth correccion, shal come to honoure.

  • Prov 29:7
    71%

    7 The righteous considreth the cause of the poore, but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstondynge.