Proverbs 28:22

God's Word

A stingy person is in a hurry to get rich, not realizing that poverty is about to overtake him.

Cross References

Genesis 19:17

As soon as they were outside, one ⌞of the angels⌟ said, “Run for your lives! Don’t look behind you, and don’t stop on the plain. Run for the hills, or you’ll be swept away!”

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of a hard-working person lead to prosperity, but everyone who is ⌞always⌟ in a hurry ends up in poverty.

Proverbs 22:16

Oppressing the poor for profit ⌞or⌟ giving to the rich certainly leads to poverty.

Proverbs 23:6

Do not eat the food of one who is stingy, and do not crave his delicacies.

Proverbs 28:20

A trustworthy person has many blessings, but anyone in a hurry to get rich will not escape punishment.

Matthew 20:15

Can’t I do what I want with my own money? Or do you resent my generosity towards others?’

Mark 7:22

adultery, greed, wickedness, cheating, shameless lust, envy, cursing, arrogance, and foolishness come from within a person.

1 Timothy 6:9

But people who want to get rich keep falling into temptation. They are trapped by many stupid and harmful desires which drown them in destruction and ruin.