Proverbs 21:26 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

²⁶ All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

²⁶ He coveteth greedily all the day long: But the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁶ He covets greedily all the day long, but the [uncompromisingly] righteous gives and does not withhold. [II Cor. 9:6-10.]

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁶ There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

Common English Bible

²⁶ The lazy desire things constantly, but the righteous give without holding back.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁶ He covets and desires all day long. But whoever is just shall distribute and shall not cease.

Proverbs 21:26 Cross References

Psalm 37:26

They are ever giving liberally and lending, and their children become a blessing.

Ephesians 4:28

Those who steal must give up stealing; rather, let them labor, doing good work with their own hands, so as to have something to share with the needy.

Psalm 112:9

They have distributed freely; they have given to the poor; their righteousness endures forever; their horn is exalted in honor.

Matthew 5:42

Give to the one who asks of you, and do not refuse anyone who wants to borrow from you.

2 Samuel 17:29

honey and curds, sheep, and cheese from the herd, for David and the people with him to eat, for they said, “The troops are hungry and weary and thirsty in the wilderness.”

Psalm 112:5

It is well with those who deal generously and lend, who conduct their affairs with justice.