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Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 28:19

Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Company;   Fellowship;   Industry;   Poor;   Poverty;   Vanity;   Thompson Chain Reference - Poverty;   Poverty-Riches;   The Topic Concordance - Following;   Labor;   Poverty;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Agriculture or Husbandry;   Alliance and Society with the Enemies of God;   Poor, the;   Vanity;  

Dictionaries:

- Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Greek Versions of Ot;   Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Poor;   Poverty;   Wisdom;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gentile;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
The one who works his landwill have plenty of food,but whoever chases fantasieswill have his fill of poverty.
Hebrew Names Version
One who works his land will have an abundance of food; But one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
King James Version
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
English Standard Version
Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
New American Standard Bible
One who works his land will have plenty of food, But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
New Century Version
Those who work their land will have plenty of food, but the ones who chase empty dreams instead will end up poor.
Amplified Bible
He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows worthless people and frivolous pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
World English Bible
One who works his land will have an abundance of food; But one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
Geneva Bible (1587)
He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.
Legacy Standard Bible
He who cultivates his ground will be satisfied with food,But he who pursues empty things will be satisfied with poverty.
Berean Standard Bible
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
Contemporary English Version
Work hard, and you will have a lot of food; waste time, and you will have a lot of trouble.
Complete Jewish Bible
He who farms his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows futilities will have plenty of poverty.
Darby Translation
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless shall have poverty enough.
Easy-to-Read Version
Whoever works hard will have plenty to eat, but whoever wastes their time with dreams will always be poor.
George Lamsa Translation
He who tills the land shall have abundance of bread; but he who follows after vain pursuits shall have plenty of poverty.
Good News Translation
A hard-working farmer has plenty to eat. People who waste time will always be poor.
Lexham English Bible
He who tills his ground will have plenty bread, but he who follows fantasies will have plenty of poverty.
Literal Translation
He who cultivates his ground shall have plenty of bread, but one pursuing vanities shall have much poverty.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
He yt tylleth his londe, shal haue plenteousnesse of bred: but he that foloweth ydilnesse, shal haue pouerte ynough.
American Standard Version
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
Bible in Basic English
By ploughing his land a man will have bread in full measure; but he who goes after good-for-nothing persons will be poor enough.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain things shall have poverty enough.
King James Version (1611)
He that tilleth his land, shal haue plentie of bread: but he that followeth after vaine persons, shall haue pouerty enough.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
so are all that lay wait for their own friends, and when they are discovered, say, I did it in jest.
English Revised Version
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
He that worchith his lond, schal be fillid with looues; he that sueth ydelnesse, schal be fillid with nedynesse.
Update Bible Version
He that tills his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that follows after vanities shall have poverty enough.
Webster's Bible Translation
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.
New English Translation
The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.
New King James Version
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
New Living Translation
A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.
New Life Bible
He who works his land will have more than enough food, but he who wastes his time will become very poor.
New Revised Standard
Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread, but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
He that tilleth his ground, shall have plenty of bread, but, he that pursueth empty-heads, shall have plenty of poverty.
Douay-Rheims Bible
He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness, shall be filled with poverty.
Revised Standard Version
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
THE MESSAGE
Work your garden—you'll end up with plenty of food; play and party—you'll end up with an empty plate.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.

Contextual Overview

19 Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

that tilleth: Proverbs 12:11, Proverbs 14:4, Proverbs 27:23-27

but: Proverbs 13:20, Proverbs 23:20, Proverbs 23:21, Judges 9:4, Luke 15:12-17

Reciprocal: 2 Chronicles 13:7 - vain men Proverbs 13:23 - food Proverbs 14:23 - all Proverbs 29:3 - he Ecclesiastes 5:9 - the profit

Cross-References

Genesis 12:8
And he removeth from thence towards a mountain at the east of Beth-El, and stretcheth out the tent (Beth-El at the west, and Hai at the east), and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah, and preacheth in the name of Jehovah.
Genesis 28:4
and He doth give to thee the blessing of Abraham, to thee and to thy seed with thee, to cause thee to possess the land of thy sojournings, which God gave to Abraham.'
Genesis 28:5
And Isaac sendeth away Jacob, and he goeth to Padan-Aram, unto Laban, son of Bethuel the Aramaean, brother of Rebekah, mother of Jacob and Esau.
Genesis 28:22
then this stone which I have made a standing pillar is a house of God, and all that Thou dost give to me -- tithing I tithe to Thee.'
Genesis 35:1
And God saith unto Jacob, `Rise, go up to Bethel, and dwell there, and make there an altar to God, who appeared unto thee in thy fleeing from the face of Esau thy brother.'
Genesis 48:3
And Jacob saith unto Joseph, `God Almighty hath appeared unto me, in Luz, in the land of Canaan, and blesseth me,
1 Kings 12:29
And he setteth the one in Beth-El, and the other he hath put in Dan,
Hosea 4:15
Though a harlot thou [art], O Israel, Let not Judah become guilty, And come not ye in to Gilgal, nor go up to Beth-Aven, Nor swear ye, Jehovah liveth.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread,.... Or, "shall he filled" or "satisfied with bread" s: shall have bread enough, and to spare; provisions of all sorts, and in great plenty;

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but he that followeth, after vain [persons]; empty idle persons; keeps company and spends his time with them, when he should be about the business of his calling:

shall have poverty enough; or be "filled with [it]" t; he shall be exceeding poor, reduced to the utmost distress, be clothed in rags and destitute of daily food.

s ישבע לחם "saturabitur pane", Pagninus, Montanus, Mercerus, Gejerus, Schultens. t ישבע "satiabitur", Tigurine version, Mercerus, Cocceius, Michaelis; "saturabitur", Pagninus, Montanus, Gejerus, Schultens.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 28:19. He that tilleth his land — See Proverbs 12:11.


 
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