Proverbs 28:22
A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him.
In context
19 Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty. 20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good, but for a piece of bread a man will do wrong. 22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty will come upon him. 23 Whoever rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than he who flatters with his tongue. 24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, “That is no transgression,” is a companion to a man who destroys.
25 A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 28:22 in the KJV
He that hasteth to be rich hath an evil eye, And considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
- NIV New International Version
— Proverbs 28:22 in the NIV
The stingy are eager to get rich and are unaware that poverty awaits them.