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Proverbs 28:22

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

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  1. Proverbs 28:20

    A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  2. Proverbs 28:21

    To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

  3. Proverbs 28:23

    He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.

  4. Proverbs 28:24

    Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.

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