Proverbs 28:25
He that hath an insatiable desire stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the Lord will be abundantly gratified.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
26He that trusteth in his own sense is a fool; but whoso walketh in wisdom, will ever escape.
Cross References
Psalms 84:12(84:13) O Lord of hosts, happy is the man that trusteth in thee.
Proverbs 11:25A beneficent soul will be abundantly gratified; and he that refresheth [others] will be also refreshed himself.
Proverbs 13:10Only through presumptuous conduct doth man produce contention; but with the well-advised is wisdom.
Proverbs 15:30[What is pleasant to] the light of the eyes rejoiceth the heart: a good report giveth marrow to the bones.
Proverbs 22:10Drive away the scorner, and strife will go off; and then will cease contention and dishonor.
Proverbs 29:25The dread of man bringeth a snare; but whoso putteth his trust in the Lord will be upheld in safety.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 28:25
24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. As Christ shows the absurdity and wickedness of those children who think it is no duty, in some cases, to maintain their parents ( Matt. xv. 5 ), so Solomon here shows the absurdity and wickedness of those who think it is no sin to rob their parents, either by force or secretly, by wheedling them or threatening them, or by wasting what they have, and (which is no better than robbing them) running… Read the whole commentary →