penny-wise vs provident

penny-wise

adj
  • Thrifty in regards to small amounts of money. 

provident

adj
  • Showing care in the use of something (especially money or provisions), so as to avoid wasting it. 

  • Providing (for someone’s needs). 

  • Possessing, exercising, or demonstrating great care and consideration for the future. 

How often have the words penny-wise and provident occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )