American Standard Version
Proverbs 21:26
26There is that coveteth greedily all the day long;But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
Proverbs 21:26 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
- New International Version (NIV)All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
- English Standard Version (ESV)All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare.
Context of Proverbs 21:26
24The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride. 25The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor. There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not. 27The sacrifice of the wicked is an abomination; How much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind! 28A false witness shall perish; But the man that heareth shall speak so as to endure.
Read all of Proverbs 21Proverbs 21:26 word by word
כָּל־הַ֭יּוֹם הִתְאַוָּ֣ה תַאֲוָ֑ה וְצַדִּ֥יק יִ֝תֵּ֗ן וְלֹ֣א יַחְשֹֽׂךְ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 21:26
- Acts 20:33I coveted no man’s silver, or gold, or apparel.
- 1 Thessalonians 2:5For neither at any time were we found using words of flattery, as ye know, nor a cloak of covetousness, God is witness;
- Psalms 37:26All the day long he dealeth graciously, and lendeth; And his seed is blessed.
- Psalms 112:9He hath dispersed, he hath given to the needy; His righteousness endureth for ever: His horn shall be exalted with honor.
- Luke 6:30Give to every one that asketh thee; and of him that taketh away thy goods ask them not again.
- Acts 20:35In all things I gave you an example, that so laboring ye ought to help the weak, and to remember the words of the Lord Jesus, that he himself said, It is more blessed to give than to receive.
- 2 Corinthians 8:7But as ye abound in everything, in faith, and utterance, and knowledge, and in all earnestness, and in your love to us, see that ye abound in this grace also.
- 2 Corinthians 9:9as it is written, He hath scattered abroad, he hath given to the poor; His righteousness abideth for ever.
Commentaries on Proverbs 21:26
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26All the day long - Better, every day. The wish of the slothful man passes into restless, covetous, dissatisfied desire; the righteous, free from that desire, gives without grudging.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25-26Verses 25-26 Here is the misery of the slothful; their hands refuse to labour in an honest calling, by which they might get an honest livelihood; yet their hearts cease not to covet riches, pleasures, and honours, which cannot be obtained without labour. But the righteous and industrious have their desires satisfied.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Generosity is a trait of the godly, while stinginess is a trait of fools (Proverbs 29:7, 14). Interestingly, the more you give, the more you receive (Proverbs 11:24).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. The sin of covetousness marks the sluggard, as the virtue of benevolence the righteous.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 21
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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