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Proverbs 28:19
He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness, shall be filled with poverty.
Proverbs 28:19 · Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner)
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Proverbs 28:19 in other translations
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
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In context
16 A prince void of prudence shall oppress many by calumny: but he that hateth covetousness, shall prolong his days.
17 A man that doth violence to the blood of a person, if he flee even to the pit, no man will stay him.
18 He that walketh uprightly, shall be saved: he that is perverse in his ways, shall fall at once.
19 He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness, shall be filled with poverty.
20 A faithful man shall be much praised: but he that maketh haste to be rich, shall not be innocent.
21 He that hath respect to a person in judgment, doth not well: such a man even for a morsel of bread forsaketh the truth.
22 A man that maketh haste to be rich, and envieth others, is ignorant that poverty shall come upon him.
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