Proverbs 21:26
All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
Young's Literal Translation
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 slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.
27The sacrifice of the wicked [is] abomination, Much more when in wickedness he bringeth it.
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 thee be giving, and him who is willing to borrow from thee thou mayest not turn away.
Acts 20:33'The silver or gold or garments of no one did I covet;
2 Corinthians 9:9(according as it hath been written, 'He dispersed abroad, he gave to the poor, his righteousness doth remain to the age,')
1 Thessalonians 2:5for at no time did we come with speech of flattery, (as ye 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 →