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Proverbs 28:22

“He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.”

Verse in context — Proverbs 28

20

A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

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.

24

Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, [It is] no transgression; the same [is] the companion of a destroyer.

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