Proverbs

Proverbs 28:22

22A stingy manc hastens after wealth

and does not know that poverty awaits him.

Footnotes

  • c 28:22 Hebrew A man whose eye is evil

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Word by word

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EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
A stingyרַ֣עra‘Adjective - masculine singular constructH7451 bad, evil
manאִ֭ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singular constructH376 man
hastensנִֽבֳהָ֥לni·ḇo·hālVerb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singularH926 alarm, dismay
after wealthלַה֗וֹןla·hō·wnPreposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1952 wealth, sufficiency
and does notוְלֹֽא־wə·lō-Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particleH3808 not
knowיֵ֝דַעyê·ḏa‘Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3045 know
thatכִּי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
povertyחֶ֥סֶרḥe·serNoun - masculine singularH2639 want, poverty
awaits himיְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃yə·ḇō·’en·nūVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go

Cross-references

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1 Timothy 6:9 · Proverbs 23:6 · Proverbs 28:20 · Job 27:16–17 · Matthew 20:15 · Mark 7:22 · Job 20:18–22 · Genesis 13:10–13 · Genesis 19:17

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.