Matthew 25:18
But he that had taken one, went forth, and delved in the earth (or and dug in the ground), and hid the money of his lord.
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.
In Context
17Also and he that had taken twain, won (an)other twain (or earned another two).
19But after (a) long time, the lord of those servants came, and reckoned with them.
Cross References
Proverbs 18:9He that is nesh, and dissolute, either unsteadfast, in his work, is the brother of a man destroying his works.
Haggai 1:2The Lord of hosts saith these things, and speaketh, This people saith, Yet cometh not the time of the house of the Lord to be builded. (The Lord of hosts speaketh these things, and saith, This people saith, The time hath not yet come for the House of the Lord, or the Temple, to be rebuilt.)
Luke 19:20And the third came, and said, Lord, lo! thy bezant, (or Lord, behold! thy coin), that I had, put up [or kept] in a sudarium, [or (a) sweating cloth], (or in a napkin).
2 Peter 1:8For if these be with you, and overcome, [or be plenteous], they shall not make you void, (or empty and useless), neither without fruit, in the knowing of our Lord Jesus Christ.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 25:15-31
The Parable of the Talents. 14 For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. 15 And unto one he gave five talents, to another two, and to another one; to every man according to his several ability; and straightway took his journey. 16 Then he that had received the five talents went and traded with the same, and made them other five talents. 17 And likewise he that had received two, he also gained other two. 18 But he that had… Read the whole commentary →