A stingy man hastens after wealth and does not know that poverty awaits him.Proverbs 28:22
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
נִֽבֳהָ֥ל לַה֗וֹן אִ֭ישׁ רַ֣ע עָ֑יִן וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝דַע כִּי־חֶ֥סֶר יְבֹאֶֽנּוּ׃
- נִֽבֳהָ֥לni.vo.Hal“[is] hastening”Verb, niphal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בָּהַל · “to dismay” · Strong's H0926
- לַה֗וֹןla.Hon“to <the> wealth”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from הוֹן · “substance” · Strong's H1952
- אִ֭ישׁ'ish“a person”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
- רַ֣עra'“evil of”Adjective, masculine, singular, construct · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
- עָ֑יִן'A.yin“eye”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עַ֫יִן · “appearance” · Strong's H5869I
- וְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- יֵ֝דַעYe.da'“he knows”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- כִּי־ki-“that”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- חֶ֥סֶרChe.ser“poverty”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֶ֫סֶר · “poverty” · Strong's H2639
- 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)