Proverbs 21:26
All day he coveteth and desireth; but he that is a just man, shall give, and shall not cease. (All day long he wanteth, and longeth for; but he who is righteous, shall give, and shall never cease to give.)
Wycliffe Modern Spelling
In The King James Version
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 37:26All day he hath mercy, and lendeth; and his seed shall be in blessing. (All day long he hath love, and lendeth to others; and his children, or his descendants, shall be blessed.)
Matthew 5:42Give thou to him that asketh of thee, and turn thou not away from him that will borrow of thee. (Give to him who asketh of thee, and do not turn away from him who desireth to borrow from thee.)
Acts 20:33And of no man I coveted silver, and gold, either cloth (or cloak),
2 Corinthians 9:9as it is written, He dealed abroad, he gave to poor men, his rightwiseness dwelleth [into] without end (or his righteousness remaineth forever and ever).
1 Thessalonians 2:5For neither we were any time in word (s) of glossing [or of flattering], as ye know, neither in occasion of avarice (or nor as an occasion for greed); God is (our) 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 →