Proverbi 21:26

26 L’uomo dato a cupidigia appetisce tuttodì; Ma il giusto dona, e non risparmia.

Proverbi 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.

Proverbi 21:26 In-Context

24 Il nome del superbo presuntuoso è: schernitore; Egli fa ogni cosa con furor di superbia.

25 Il desiderio del pigro l’uccide; Perciocchè le sue mani rifiutano di lavorare.

26 L’uomo dato a cupidigia appetisce tuttodì; Ma il giusto dona, e non risparmia.

27 Il sacrificio degli empi è cosa abbominevole; Quanto più se l’offeriscono con scelleratezza!

28 Il testimonio mendace perirà; Ma l’uomo che ascolta parlerà in perpetuo.