Proverbs 28:22

The stingy person ¹  hastens after riches and does not know that poverty will overtake him. ² 

Ge 13:10-13; Ge 19:17; Job 20:18-22; Job 27:16,17; Pr 23:6; Pr 28:20; Mt 20:15; Mr 7:22; 1Ti 6:9

¹ tn Heb “a man with an evil eye” (as opposed to the generous man who has a “good” eye). This individual is selfish, unkind, unsympathetic to others. He looks only to his own gain. Cf. NAB “The avaricious man”; NLT “A greedy person.”

² sn The one who is hasty to gain wealth is involved in sin in some way, for which he will be punished by poverty. The idea of “hastening” after riches suggests a dishonest approach to acquiring wealth.