Proverbs 28:19
Whoever works his land shall be satisfied with bread. But whoever pursues leisure will be filled with need.
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In Context
18Whoever walks simply shall be saved. Whoever is perverse in his steps will fall all at once.
20A faithful man shall be greatly praised. But whoever rushes to become rich will not be innocent.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:11Whoever works his land shall be satisfied with bread. But whoever continually pursues leisure is most foolish. Whoever is soothed by lingering over wine leaves behind contempt in his strongholds.
Proverbs 14:4Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty. But where there are many crops, there the strength of the ox is manifest.
Proverbs 24:34And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man.”
Luke 15:12And the younger of them said to the father, ‘Father, give me the portion of your estate which would go to me.’ And he divided the estate between them.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:19
18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once. Note, 1. Those that are honest are always safe. He that acts with sincerity, that speaks as he thinks, has a single eye, in every thing, to the glory of God and the good of his brethren, that would not, for a world, do an unjust thing if he knew it, that in all manner of conversation walks uprightly, he shall be saved hereafter. We find a glorious company of those in whose mouth was found no guile, Rev. xiv. 5 . They… Read the whole commentary →