Proverbs Chapter 21 verse 26 Holy Bible
There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
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All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
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He coveteth greedily all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
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He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
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There are those who covet greedily all the day long; But the righteous give and don't withhold.
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All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
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Pulpit Commentary
Pulpit CommentaryVerse 26. - St. Jerome and many commentators connect this verse with the preceding, considering the two to form a tetrastich, thus: The desire of the slothful... he coveteth greedily all the day long, but the righteous giveth and spareth not. But in this division of our book there are only pure distichs; and, as Delitzsch observes, to make the contrast, one requires in the first hemistich an expression like, "and hath nothing" (Proverbs 13:4; comp. Proverbs 20:4). So it is correct to consider this distich independent, and to translate, There is that (or one) desireth greedily always, but the righteous giveth and withholdeth not. There are claims made on all sides, demands for help, importunate prayers, such as one would think no man could satisfy; but the righteous has means enough and to spare, he is generous and charitable, he is industrious, and uses his stewardship well (Luke 16:9), and so arranges his expenditure that he has to give to him that needeth (Ephesians 4:28). Septuagint, "An ungodly man devises evil devices all the day long, but the righteous pitieth and showeth compassion unsparingly."
Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(26) 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 an owner, and that blessing will attend upon him for so doing (Acts 20:35).