Proverbs 28:22

A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.
Proverbs 28:22
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Original language (Hebrew)

נִֽבֳהָ֥ל לַה֗וֹן אִ֭ישׁ רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝דַע כִּי־חֶ֥סֶר יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃

  1. נִֽבֳהָ֥לni.vo.Hal“[is] hastening”
    Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּהַל · “to dismay” · Strong's H0926
  2. לַה֗וֹןla.Hon“to <the> wealth”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הוֹן · “substance” · Strong's H1952
  3. אִ֭ישׁ'ish“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  4. רַ֣עra'“evil of”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
  5. עָ֑יִן'A.yin“eye”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “appearance” · Strong's H5869I
  6. וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  7. יֵ֝דַעYe.da'“he knows”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  8. כִּי־ki-“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  9. חֶ֥סֶרChe.ser“poverty”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫סֶר · “poverty” · Strong's H2639
  10. יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃ye.vo.'E.nu“it will come to him”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)