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Proverbs 28:19 - Meaning and Application

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Translation: King James Version

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

Proverbs 28:19

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17 A man that doeth violence to the blood of any person shall flee to the pit; let no man stay

18 Whoso walketh uprightly shall be saved: but he that is perverse in his ways shall fall at once.

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

20 A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

21 To have respect of persons is not good: for for a piece of bread that man will transgress.

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Those who are diligent in their work take the path to a comfortable life. The person who tills his land, tends his shop, and gives attention to his business, whatever it may be, will have plenty of bread. He will have what he needs for himself and his family, and even enough to share with the poor. He will eat the labor of his hands.

Those who are idle, careless, and always in company with others take the path to misery. A man may have land and value himself because of it, but if he does not work it and instead follows vain people, drinks with them, joins their foolish pleasures, and wastes his time, he will have poverty enough. The word means he will be filled or satisfied with poverty. His habits lead so directly to that end that he seems to be asking for it, and he will have his fill of it.

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Proverbs 28:1

"The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are bold as a lion."

Proverbs 28:2

"For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged."

Proverbs 28:3

"A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food."

Proverbs 28:4

"They that forsake the law praise the wicked: but such as keep the law contend"

Proverbs 28:5

"Evil men understand not judgment: but they that seek the LORD understand"

Proverbs 28:6

"Better is the poor that walketh in his uprightness, than he that is perverse in his ways, though he be rich."
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