Bible verse
A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
Proverbs 28:22 · BSB
The verses around it, from Proverbs 28.
18 He who walks with integrity will be kept safe, but whoever is perverse in his ways will suddenly fall.
19 The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, but one eager to be rich will not go unpunished.
21 To show partiality is not good, yet a man will do wrong for a piece of bread.
22 A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
23 He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.
24 He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
25 A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
26 He who trusts in himself is a fool, but one who walks in wisdom will be safe.
KJV
He that hasteth to be rich [hath] an evil eye, and considereth not that poverty shall come upon him.
ASV
He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
ERV
He that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, and knoweth not that want shall come upon him.
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