Proverbs 21:26
He longeth and desireth all the day : but he that is just, will give, and will not cease.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
In Context
25Desires kill the slothful: for his hands have refused to work at all.
27The sacrifices of the wicked are abominable, because they are offered of wickedness.
Cross References
Psalms 37:26He sheweth mercy, and lendeth all the day long; and his seed shall be in blessing.
Matthew 5:42Give to him that asketh of thee and from him that would borrow of thee turn not away.
Acts 20:33I have not coveted any man's silver, gold, or apparel, as
2 Corinthians 9:9As it is written: He hath dispersed abroad, he hath given to the poor: his justice remaineth for ever.
1 Thessalonians 2:5For neither have we used, at any time, the speech of flattery, as you know; nor taken an occasion of covetousness, God is witness:
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 21:26-27
25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. 26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. 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; herein they fondly think they do well for themselves, see ch. xxvi.… Read the whole commentary →