Proverbs Chapter 28 verse 19 Holy Bible

ASV Proverbs 28:19

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain `persons' shall have poverty enough.
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BBE Proverbs 28:19

By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.
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DARBY Proverbs 28:19

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless shall have poverty enough.
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KJV Proverbs 28:19

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
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WBT Proverbs 28:19


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WEB Proverbs 28:19

One who works his land will have an abundance of food; But one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
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YLT Proverbs 28:19

Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.
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Pulpit Commentary

Pulpit CommentaryVerse 19. - A variation of Proverbs 12:11. Shall have poverty enough. The new clause marks the antithesis more clearly than that above.

Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(19) He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread.--The curse of Genesis 3:17-19 being, in God's mercy, turned into a blessing.