Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary
Proverbs 21:26
All the day long - Better, every day. The wish of the slothful man passes into restless, covetous, dissatisfied desire; the righteous, free from that desire, gives without grudging.
All the day long - Better, every day. The wish of the slothful man passes into restless, covetous, dissatisfied desire; the righteous, free from that desire, gives without grudging.
CHAPTER 21 PERSONAL INSTRUCTIONS AS TO LIFE AND CONDUCT In the proverbs of this chapter the Lord is mentioned five times. “The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: He turne...
PROVERBS 21:1. WATERCOURSES: not the natural brooks and wadys of Palestine, but the artificial irrigation canals of Egypt or Babylonia, which could be diverted in any direction at will. Proverbs 21:4....
COVETETH GREEDILY. craving he craveth. Figure of speech _Polyptoton_, for emphasis....
_He coveteth_ We may thus with A.V., Vulg., and others supply the subject of this clause from the preceding verse, or introduce a new subject, suggested perhaps by the preceding proverb and by contras...
HE COVETETH GREEDILY— Though _he_ in this verse may refer to _the slothful_ in the preceding one; yet the LXX, who are followed by several other versions, read, _The wicked coveteth._ Schultens render...
TEXT Proverbs 21:21-31 21. He that followeth after righteousness and kindness Findeth life, righteousness, and honor. 22. A wise man scaleth the city of the mighty, And bringeth down the strengt...
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. HE (THE SLOTHFUL, ) COVETETH GREEDILY (literally, coveteth a covetousness) all the day long: but the righteous givet...
1. The 'watercourses' (RV) are the artificial irrigation channels of Egypt and Babylon (Isaiah 58:11)....
These two verses belong together. They compare a lazy man with a good man. This lazy man is greedy. He wants food. He needs money. But he refuses to work. So he tries to persuade other people to give...
LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 21 V1 A king is like a canal that God controls. God leads the king in the way that God decides....
HE COVETETH GREEDILY ALL THE DAY LONG, that he may “consume it on his lusts” (James 4:3), while the righteous (Proverbs 21:21) gives to all who need, remembering that he is a steward (Luke 16:9), not...
כָּל ־הַ֭ יֹּום הִתְאַוָּ֣ה תַאֲוָ֑ה וְ צַדִּ
CHAPTER 22 WINE "He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich."- Proverbs 21:17 THE Septuagint translation has an interesting addition to the proverb in...
Verse Proverbs 21:4. The "lamp" of a man's life is his spirit. Where that is exalted and manifests itself in the high look and the proud heart, there is sin. All of which is to say that for a man to f...
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. Proud and haughty scorner is his name, who dealeth in proud wrath. The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse t...
THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...
HE COVETETH GREEDILY ALL THE DAY LONG,.... The slothful man does, as he has nothing to do to employ his time and his thoughts with; he is always craving something to eat and drink, or wishing he had s...
_He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not._ Ver. 26. _He coveteth greedily all day long._] But these greedy constant coverings come to nothing he makes nothing...
_The desire of the slothful killeth him_ Torments him almost to death, while he passionately desires that which he sees he shall not enjoy, and will not take pains to procure. _He coveteth greedily al...
V. 26. HE COVETETH GREEDILY ALL THE DAY LONG, his needs clamor to be met; BUT THE RIGHTEOUS GIVETH AND SPARETH NOT, his industry providing not only for his own needs, but for those in actual need as w...
HE COVETETH; the slothful man, mentioned in the last verse. But because the verses in this book are for the most part independent one upon another, this clause is and may be otherwise rendered, There...
Proverbs 21:26 covets H183 (H8694) greedily H8378 day H3117 righteous H6662 gives H5414 (H8799) spare H2820 ...
CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: Those who follow after righteousness, shall find righteousness, honor and life. KEY WORD: Counsel (Proverbs 20:5). STRONG VERSES: P...
Proverbs 21:1. _The king's heart is in the hand of the Lord; as the rivers of water, he turneth it whithersoever he will._ The allusion is probably to the water-meads and the ditches in the corn field...
PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 21:25 Laziness leads to constant greed and craving. The diligence of the righteous allows them to be generous (see note on 10:4)....
_MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 21:25_ THE SWORD OF THE SLUGGARD I. A SLUGGARD CANNOT HELP DESIRING THE RESULTS OF TOIL. It is natural and lawful for men to value bodily health and comfort, and all thos...
EXPOSITION PROVERBS 21:1 THE KING'S HEART IS IN THE HAND OF THE LORD, AS THE RIVERS OF WATER. We are to think of the little channels used for irrigation. As these are altogether under the gardener's...
Shall we turn now in our Bibles to Proverbs 21:1-31. Proverbs 21:1-31, Solomon declares: The king's heart is in the hand of the LORD, as the rivers of water: he turneth it whithersoever he will (Prov...
1 Thessalonians 2:5; 2 Corinthians 8:7; 2 Corinthians 9:9; Acts 20:33;...
Coveteth — Spends his whole time in vain and lazy desires. Giveth — By God's blessing upon his industry he procures enough, not only for his own support, but for the relief of others....