Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
{All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.
New American Standard Bible
While the righteous
King James Version
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Holman Bible
but the righteous give and don’t hold back.
International Standard Version
All day long he continues to crave, while the righteous person gives without holding back.
A Conservative Version
There is he who covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.
American Standard Version
There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
Amplified
He craves all the day long [and does no work],
But the righteous [willingly] gives and does not withhold [what he has].
Bible in Basic English
All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
Darby Translation
He coveteth greedily all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Julia Smith Translation
He longed a longing all the day: and the just one shall give and not keep back.
King James 2000
He covets greedily all the day long: but the righteous gives and spares not.
Modern King James verseion
He covets greedily all the day long; but the righteous gives and spares not.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
He coveteth and desireth all the day long; but the righteous is always giving and keepeth nothing back.
NET Bible
All day long he craves greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
New Heart English Bible
There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and do not withhold.
The Emphasized Bible
All the day, he greatly craveth, whereas, the righteous, giveth, and doth not spare.
Webster
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
World English Bible
There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.
Youngs Literal Translation
All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 21:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
25 The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work. 26 {All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back. 27 The sacrifice of the wicked [is] an abomination; how much more when he brings it in divisiveness!
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Cross References
Psalm 37:26
All the day he [is] gracious and lends, and his children [are] a blessing.
Psalm 112:9
{He gives lavishly} to the needy; his righteousness endures forever. His horn rises high in honor.
Matthew 5:42
Give to the one who asks you, and do not turn away from the one who wants to borrow from you.
Luke 6:30-36
Give to everyone who asks you, and from the one who takes away your things, do not ask for [them back].
Acts 20:33-35
I have desired no one's silver or gold or clothing!
2 Corinthians 8:7-9
But just as you excel in everything--in faith and in speaking and in knowledge and with all diligence and in the love from us [that is] in you--so may you excel in this grace also.
2 Corinthians 9:9-14
Just as it is written, "He scattered widely, he gave to the poor; his righteousness remains {forever}."
Ephesians 4:28
The one who steals must steal no longer, but instead must labor, working with his own hands [what is] good, so that he may have [something] to share with the one who has need.
1 Thessalonians 2:5-9
{For never} did we come with a word of flattery, just as you know, nor with a pretext of greediness (God [is] witness),