Proverbs 28:19

19 ¹He who tills his land will ²have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.

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 A man who is laden with the guilt of human blood Will be a fugitive until death; let no one support him.

18 He who walks blamelessly will be delivered, But he who is crooked will fall all at once.

19 He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.

20 A faithful man will abound with blessings, But he who makes haste to be rich will not go unpunished.

21 To show partiality is not good, Because for a piece of bread a man will transgress.

Cross References

• 1. Proverbs 12:11
• 2. Proverbs 20:13