Proverbs 28:22

Revised Standard Version (RSV-CI)

A miserly man hastens after wealth, and does not know that want will come upon him.

Cross References

Genesis 19:17

And when they had brought them forth, they said, “Flee for your life; do not look back or stop anywhere in the valley; flee to the hills, lest you be consumed.”

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but every one who is hasty comes only to want.

Proverbs 22:16

He who oppresses the poor to increase his own wealth, or gives to the rich, will only come to want.

Proverbs 23:6

Do not eat the bread of a man who is stingy; do not desire his delicacies;

Proverbs 28:20

A faithful man will abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.

Matthew 20:15

Am I not allowed to do what I choose with what belongs to me? Or do you begrudge my generosity?’

Mark 7:22

coveting, wickedness, deceit, licentiousness, envy, slander, pride, foolishness.

1 Timothy 6:9

But those who desire to be rich fall into temptation, into a snare, into many senseless and hurtful desires that plunge men into ruin and destruction.