The Boldness of the Righteous

Proverbs 28:19

In 11 translations

BSB: The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
KJV: He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
WEB: One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
ASV: He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
LSV: Whoever is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, || And whoever is pursuing vanity, || Is filled [with] poverty.
YLT: Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied [with] bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled [with] poverty.
DBY: He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless shall have poverty enough.
DRC: He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness shall be filled with poverty.
GNV: He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.
JPS: He that tilleth his ground shall have plenty of bread; but he that followeth after vain things shall have poverty enough.
LXXE: He that tills his own land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that follows idleness shall have plenty of poverty.Gr. plural.

Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

WLC: עֹבֵ֣ד אַ֭דְמָתוֹ יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־לָ֑חֶם וּמְרַדֵּ֥ף רֵ֝קִ֗ים יִֽשְׂבַּֽע־רִֽישׁ׃
LXX-Br: Ὁ ἐργαζόμενος τὴν ἑαυτοῦ γῆν πλησθήσεται ἄρτων, ὁ δὲ διώκων σχολὴν πλησθήσεται πενίας.

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
Proverbs 27:23–27Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds; for riches are not forever, nor does a crown endure to every generation. When hay is removed and new growth appears and the grain from…
Judges 9:4So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of Baal-berith, with which Abimelech hired some worthless and reckless men to follow him.
Proverbs 13:20He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Luke 15:12–17The younger son said to him, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’ So he divided his property between them. After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he…
Proverbs 14:4Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 23:20–21Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

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