A stingy man hurries after riches,
and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
A stingy man hurries after riches,
and doesn’t know that poverty waits for him.
Proverbs 28:19–25
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,”
is a partner with a destroyer.
One who is greedy stirs up strife;
but one who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
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