Proverbs 21:26

26 All day long they hunger for more. But godly people give without holding back.

Proverbs 21:26 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 21:26

He coveteth greedily all the day long
The slothful man does, as he has nothing to do to employ his time and his thoughts with; he is always craving something to eat and drink, or wishing he had such an estate, or so much wealth and riches, that he might live as such and such persons do; and this is what his head runs upon all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not;
not gives to the slothful, which does not restrain his desire, as Aben Ezra interprets it; but to the poor and necessitous, to proper objects; a good man will work with his hands, that he may have a sufficiency for himself and his family, and may have something to give to others that are in want; and "he spares not", or withholds not his hands, neither from working nor from giving.

Proverbs 21:26 In-Context

24 A proud person is called a "mocker." He thinks much too highly of himself.

25 Some people will die while they are still hungry. That's because their hands refuse to work.

26 All day long they hunger for more. But godly people give without holding back.

27 God hates sacrifices that are brought by evil people. He hates it even more when they bring them for the wrong reason.

28 Witnesses who aren't honest will die. And anyone who listens to them will be destroyed forever.