“He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.”
Proverbs 28:22 (KJV) |
Proverbs 28:22
From Proverbs 28, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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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.
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He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
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He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
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Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.