Proverbs 28:22

The evil eye represents the wicked purposes or intent of a person. In this case it is a selfish desire to get rich. The person with the evil eye is misanthropic, whereas the person with the good eye (Proverbs 22:9) is philanthropic. [Note: McKane, p. 627.] The person in view here fails to look far into the future when he will be in need before God, if not before men. Avarice leads to poverty.