Proverbs 21:26
“He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
He coveteth greedily all the day long,.... The slothful man does, as he has nothing to do to employ his time and his…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
All the day long - Better, every day. The wish of the slothful man passes into restless, covetous, dissatisfied desire;…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Proverbs 21:25-26
Here we have, 1. The miseries of the slothful, whose hands refuse to labour in an honest calling, by which they might…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
He coveteth We may thus with A.V., Vulg., and others supply the subject of this clause from the preceding verse, or…
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