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The 'Evil Eye' of Envy
Commentators clarify that the "evil eye" is not a superstition but a metaphor for a person's character. It describes someone who is envious of others' prosperity, covetous, and stingy. As one scholar notes, it is the direct opposite of the "bountiful eye" of a generous person mentioned in Proverbs 22:9.
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Albert Barnes
On Proverbs 28:22
18th Century
Theologian
The covetous temper leads not only to dishonesty, but to the “evil eye” of envy; and the temper of grudging, anxious care, leads him to poverty.
Charles Ellicott
On Proverbs 28:22
19th Century
Bishop
Has an evil eye.— Envies others their prosperity, and keeps all he has for himself.
And considers not that poverty …
John Gill
On Proverbs 28:22
17th Century
Pastor
He that hastes to be rich
As every man that is eagerly desirous of riches is; he would be rich at once F26
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Matthew Henry
On Proverbs 28:22
17th Century
Minister
He who hurries to be rich never seriously thinks how quickly God might take his wealth from him and leave him in poverty.