Proverbs 28:22

“He that hasteth to be rich, etc.] As every man that is eagerly desirous of riches is; he would be rich at oncef795, and cannot wait with any patience in the ordinary course of means: [hath] an evil eye; on the substance of others, to get it, right or wrong; is an evil man, and takes evil methods to be richf796; see (<540609>1 Timothy 6:9,10); or an envious one; is an envious man; as the Septuagint and Arabic versions; he envies others, as the Vulgate Latin version, the riches of other men; he grudges everything that goes beside himself; and that makes him in haste to be rich, that he may be equal to or superior to others: or he is a sordid, avaricious, illiberal man, that will not part with…”

“(Compare Pro 28:20). evil eye--in the general sense of Pro 23:6, here more specific for covetousness (compare Pro 22:9; Mat 20:15). poverty . . . him--by God's providence.”

“The covetous temper leads not only to dishonesty, but to the “evil eye” of envy; and the temper of grudging, carking care, leads him to poverty. return to 'Top of Page'”

“Evil eye - Is uncharitable to persons in want, and envious to those who get any thing besides him. Poverty - And consequently that he shall need the pity and help of others. Proverbs 28:24”

“that hasteth: etc. Heb. that hath an evil eye hasteth to be rich: Pro 28:20; Ti1 6:9 an evil: Pro 23:6; Mat 20:15; Mar 7:22 and: Gen 13:10-13, Gen 19:17; Job 20:18-22, Job 27:16, Job 27:17 Proverbs 28:23”

“22 The man of an evil eye hasteneth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him. Hitzig renders 'אישׁ וגו the man of an evil eye as apos. of the subject; but in that case the phrase would have been אישׁ רע עין נבהל להון (cf. e.g., Pro 29:1). רע עין ( Pro 23:6) is the jealous, envious, grudging, and at the same time covetous man. It is certainly possible that an envious man consumes himself in ill-humour without quietness, as Hitzig objects; but as a rule there is connected with envy a passionate endeavour to raise oneself to an equal height of prosperity with the one who is the object of envy; and this zeal, proceeding from an impure motive, makes men blind to the fact that…”