💡WEB · Proverbs 28:22
What does Proverbs 28:22 mean?
"A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him."
— Proverbs 28:22 (World English Bible)
Surrounding context
One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
To show partiality is not good; yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
A stingy man hurries after riches, and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.
Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, “It’s not wrong.” He is a partner with a destroyer.
One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.
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