Proverbs 14:4
“Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Where no oxen are the crib is clean,.... Or "empty" (z), so Jarchi and Aben Ezra. Oxen were used in Judea in several…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
i. e., Labor has its rough, unpleasant side, yet it ends in profit. So also, the life of contemplation may seem purer,…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714
Note, 1. The neglect of husbandry is the way to poverty: Where no oxen are, to till the ground and tread out the corn,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
the crib is clean and therefore the labour of cleansing and replenishing it is avoided; but the fruit of such labour is…