Sprueche 21:26

26 Er wünscht den ganzen Tag; aber der Gerechte gibt, und versagt nicht. {~}

Sprueche 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.

Sprueche 21:26 In-Context

24 Der stolz und vermessen ist, heißt ein Spötter, der im Zorn Stolz beweist.

25 Der Faule stirbt über seinem Wünschen; denn seine Hände wollen nichts tun.

26 Er wünscht den ganzen Tag; aber der Gerechte gibt, und versagt nicht. {~}

27 Der Gottlosen Opfer ist ein Greuel; denn es wird in Sünden geopfert.

28 Ein lügenhafter Zeuge wird umkommen; aber wer sich sagen läßt, den läßt man auch allezeit wiederum reden.