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Proverbs 21:26 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 21 · verse 26
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.Proverbs 21:26 · King James Version
Proverbs 21:26 in context
24Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath.
25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
27The sacrifice of the wicked is abomination: how much more, when he bringeth it with a wicked mind?
28A false witness shall perish: but the man that heareth speaketh constantly.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- righteoustsaddîyqjustH6662 →
- covetethʼâvâhto wish forH183 →
- greedilytaʼăvâha longingH8378 →
- givethnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of applicationH5414 →
- dayyôwma day , whether literal , or figurativeH3117 →
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Here we have, 1. The miseries of the slothful, whose hands refuse to labour in an honest calling, by which they might get an honest livelihood. They are as fit for labour as other men, and business offers itself, to which they might lay their hands and apply their minds, but they will not;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 25-26