Proverbs 21:26

26 An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.

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 bold and self-willed and insolent is called a pest: and he that remembers injuries is a transgressor.

25 Desires kill the sluggard; for his hands do not choose to do anything.

26 An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.

27 The sacrifices of the ungodly are abomination to the Lord, for they offer them wickedly.

28 A false witness shall perish; but an obedient man will speak cautiously.