Proverbs 28:19 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁹ The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless people and pursuits will have poverty enough.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Those who work the land will have plenty to eat, but those with worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ Whoever works his land shall be satisfied with bread. But whoever pursues leisure will be filled with need.

Proverbs 28:19 Cross References

Proverbs 12:11

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

Proverbs 13:20

The one who walks with the wise will become wise, but a companion of fools will suffer harm.

Proverbs 14:4

Where there are no oxen, the feeding trough is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of an ox.

Proverbs 20:13

Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor; open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.

Proverbs 24:34

and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need, like a bandit.

Judges 9:4

So they gave him seventy pieces of silver from the temple of Baal-berith.  Abimelech used it to hire worthless and reckless men, and they followed him.