Proverbs 28:22
Old Testament • 7 words with Strong's data
"He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him."
Word-by-Word Analysis
מָהַר
mâhar
properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptl...
עָשִׁיר
ʻâshîyr
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble)
רַע
raʻ
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
עַיִן
ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
שָׂכַל
sâkal
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
Key Terms in This Verse
מָהַר mâhar
properly, to be liquid or flow easily, i.e. (by implication); to hurry (in a good or a bad sense); often used (with another verb) adverbially, promptly
Study H4116 →שָׂכַל sâkal
to be (causatively, make or act) circumspect and hence, intelligent
Study H7919 →עַיִן ʻayin
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
Study H5869 →Cross References
But they that will be rich fall into temptation and a snare, and into many foolish and hurtful lusts, which drown men in destruction and perdition.
Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Is it not lawful for me to do what I will with mine own? Is thine eye evil, because I am good?
Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness:
And it came to pass, when they had brought them forth abroad, that he said, Escape for thy life; look not behind thee, neither stay thou in all the plain; escape to the mountain, lest thou be consumed...
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