22He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
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Eat thou not the bread of him that hath an evil eye, neither desire thou his dainty meats:
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.
A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.
Though he heap up silver as the dust, and prepare raiment as the clay; …
That which he laboured for shall he restore, and shall not swallow it down: according to his substance shall the restitution be, and he shall not rejoice therein. …
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 22)Here again Solomon shows the sin and folly of those that will be rich ; they are resolved that they will be so, per fas, per nefas -- 2643 right or wrong ; they will be so with all speed; they are getting hastily an estate. 1. They have no comfort in it: They have an evil eye , that is, they are always grieving at those that have more than they, and always grudging their necessary expenses, becaus…
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