Proverbs 28:19

19 Those who work the land will have plenty to eat, but those with worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

Proverbs 28:19 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 28:19

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread
Or, "shall he filled" or "satisfied with bread" ^F19: shall have bread enough, and to spare; provisions of all sorts, and in great plenty; (See Gill on Proverbs 12:11); but he that followeth, after vain [persons];
empty idle persons; keeps company and spends his time with them, when he should be about the business of his calling: shall have poverty enough;
or be "filled with [it]" ^F20; he shall be exceeding poor, reduced to the utmost distress, be clothed in rags and destitute of daily food.

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FOOTNOTES:

F19 (Mxl ebvy) "saturabitur pane", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Gejerus, Schultens.
F20 (ebvy) "satiabitur", Tigurine version, Mercerus, Cocceius, Michaelis; "saturabitur", Pagninus, Montanus, Gejerus, Schultens.

Proverbs 28:19 In-Context

17 If someone feels guilty about murder, don't hold them back from fleeing to the pit.

18 Those who walk in innocence will be saved, but those who go on twisted paths will fall into the grave.

19 Those who work the land will have plenty to eat, but those with worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

20 Reliable people will have abundant blessings, but those with get-rich-quick schemes won't go unpunished.

21 Those who show favoritism aren't good; people do wrong for a crust of bread.