Proverbs 21:26
All the day desiring he has desired, || And the righteous gives and does not withhold.
Literal Standard Version
In The King James Version
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
In Context
25The desire of the slothful slays him, || For his hands have refused to work.
27The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination, || Much more when he brings it in wickedness.
Cross References
Psalms 37:26All the day he is gracious and lending, || And his seed [is] for a blessing.
Matthew 5:42to him who is asking of you be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from you, you may not turn away.
Acts 20:33I coveted the silver or gold or clothing of no one;
2 Corinthians 9:9according as it has been written: “He dispersed abroad, He gave to the poor, His righteousness remains throughout the age,”
1 Thessalonians 2:5for at no time did we come with speech of flattery (as you have known), nor in a pretext for 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 →