Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY

Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY

Proverbs 28:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 22 An envious* man is eager for wealth,
  Not knowing that poverty will overtake him.

Proverbs 28:22

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 22 A man of envious eye is bestirring himself after valuable things,+ but he does not know that want itself will come upon him.

Proverbs 28:22

The Bible in Living English
- 22 A stingy man is absorbed in property
  and does not know it is want that is coming to him.

Proverbs 28:22

American Standard Version
- 22 he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

Proverbs 28:22

The Emphasized Bible
- 22 A man hasting to be rich hath an evil eye, And knoweth not when want may overtake him.

Proverbs 28:22

King James Version
- 22 He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.