Proverbs 28:19
He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with + 28:19 Gr. plural.bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.
Brenton Septuagint
In The King James Version
In Context
18He that walks justly is assisted: but he that walks in crooked ways shall be entangled therein.
20A man worthy of credit shall be much blessed: but the wicked shall not be unpunished.
Cross References
Proverbs 12:11a He that enjoys himself in banquets of wine, shall leave dishonour in his own strong holds.
Proverbs 14:4Where no oxen are, the cribs are clean; but where there is abundant produce, the strength of the ox is apparent.
Proverbs 24:34But if thou do this, thy poverty will come speedily; and thy want like a swift courier.
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 →