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Proverbs 28:22

World English Bible

A stingy man hurries after riches,
and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.

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Proverbs 28:22 in other translations

He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

Proverbs 28:22 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 28:22 in context

  1. 20A faithful man is rich with blessings;
    but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
  2. 21To show partiality is not good;
    yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
  3. 22A stingy man hurries after riches,
    and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
  4. 23One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor
    than one who flatters with the tongue.
  5. 24Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “It’s not wrong,”
    is a partner with a destroyer.