New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 28:19
191He who tills his land will 2have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
Proverbs 28:19 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
- New International Version (NIV)Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
Context of Proverbs 28:19
17A man who is laden with the guilt of human blood Will be a fugitive until death; let no one support him. 18He who walks blamelessly will be delivered, But he who is crooked will fall all at once. He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty. 20A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished. 21To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.
Read all of Proverbs 28Proverbs 28:19 word by word
עֹבֵ֣ד אַ֭דְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־לָ֑חֶם וּמְרַדֵּ֥ף רֵ֝קִ֗ים יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־רִֽישׁ׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 28:19
- Proverbs 12:11He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
- Proverbs 14:4Where no oxen are, the manger is clean, But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.
- Proverbs 27:23Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
- Proverbs 13:20He who walks with wise men will be wise, But the companion of fools will suffer harm.
- Proverbs 23:20Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine, Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
- Judges 9:4They gave him seventy pieces of silver from the house of Baal-berith with which Abimelech hired worthless and reckless fellows, and they followed him.
- Luke 15:12The younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the share of the estate that falls to me.’ So he divided his wealth between them.
Commentaries on Proverbs 28:19
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 19He that tilleth his land - See Proverbs 12:11.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 19Verse 19 Those who are diligent, take the way to live comfortably.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 19This proverb appears again with a different ending in Proverbs 12:11.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1919. (Compare Pr 10:4; 20:4). vain persons--idle, useless drones, implying that they are also wicked (Pr 12:11; Psa 26:4).Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 28:19 Prov 12:11 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 28:19 Prov 20:13 ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 28
- 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
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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