An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.
LXX2012
Proverbs 28:22
An envious man makes haste to be rich, and knows not that the merciful man will have the mastery over him.
Parallel Translations
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
Cross References
Proverbs 23:61 Timothy 6:9Proverbs 28:20Job 27:16–17Matthew 20:15Mark 7:22Genesis 13:10–13Job 20:18–22Genesis 19:17
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