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Kretzmann's Popular Commentary

Proverbs 28:19

He that tilleth his land, working in the sweat of his face, shall have plenty of bread, as the reward of his labor; but he that followeth after vain persons, being engaged in all kinds of vain and foolish pursuits, leading the life of an idle drone, shall have poverty enough, be surfeited with it. Cf Proverbs 12:11.

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See also Proverbs 28:19 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Proverbs 28:19. _HE THAT TILLETH HIS LAND_] See Proverbs 12:11....

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 28 WARNINGS AND INSTRUCTIONS CONTINUED The wicked is a coward; the righteous man, because he trusteth in the Lord and knows the Lord is on his side, is as bold as a lion. It is the conscience...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    SECOND DIVISION, PROVERBS 28 F. In general character this division resembles Section II., consisting chiefly of antithetic couplets. PROVERBS 28:2 B. The text is uncertain, and various renderings are...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    VAIN: or vanities. POVERTY. Not the same word as Proverbs 28:22. Hebrew. _rush,_ as in Proverbs 28:3....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    Comp. Proverbs 12:11....

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT Proverbs 28:19-28 19. He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. 20. A faithful man shall abound with blessings;...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. , note. The follower of "vain persons," instead of "plenty of bread," shall...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    OBSERVATIONS RELATING CHIEFLY TO SOCIAL LIFE 2. Cp. the many changes of rulers during the unsatisfactory period described in 2K15....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Do not be lazy! Do not continue to sleep when you should work! You might prefer to imagine good things. You might not want to work. But your imagination cannot provide your food. So you need to work....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 28 V1 A wicked person runs away, even if nobody is chasing him. But good people are as bold as lions....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    HE THAT TILLETH HIS LAND SHALL HAVE PLENTY OF BREAD. — The curse of Genesis 3:17 being, in God’s mercy, turned into a blessing....

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    עֹבֵ֣ד אַ֭דְמָתֹו יִֽשְׂבַּֽע ־לָ֑חֶם וּ מְרַדֵּ֥ף...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 29 AN ASPECT OF ATONEMENT "He that hideth his transgressions shall not prosper; but whoso confesseth and forsaketh them shall obtain mercy."- Proverbs 28:13 "Happy is the man that feareth a...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Verse Proverbs 28:2. "The transgression of a land" must be understood as the opposite of the "state shall be prolonged." Then the proverb means that a multiplicity of princes is an evil, but men of un...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    As a roaring lion, and a ranging bear; so is a wicked ruler over the poor people. The prince that wanteth understanding is also a great oppressor: but he that hateth covetousness shall prolong his day...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole 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; Prover...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough. Ver. 19. _He that tilleth his land shall have plenty._] _At fugiens molam fu...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _He that tilleth_, &c. See note on Proverbs 12:11. _A faithful man_ Hebrew, אישׁ אמונות, _a man of truths_, who deals truly and justly in all his bargains and transactions with men; _shall abound with...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    IF we HAVE SEEN in chapter 27 the blessing of God and refuge in the sanctuary, chapter 28, a fourth section. brings our feet abruptly back to the wilderness path, where walk and ways must be tested by...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    THAT FOLLOWETH AFTER VAIN PERSONS; choosing their company, and imitating their example; who gives up himself to vanity and idleness, and so is fitly opposed to the diligent man in the former clause....

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 28:19 tills H5647 (H8802) land H127 plenty H7646 (H8799) bread H3899 follows H7291 (H8764) frivolity...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Warnings and instructions. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: True religion is true wisdom, making men wise in every relation. Those who make conscience of God's law will find a security in the...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Proverbs 28:2. _By a man of understanding the state shall be prolonged._ Who can value the Samuels in Israel; the Gracchuses in Rome; the Walpoles, the Chathams in England? In Lord Chatham's time it w...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 28:19 These proverbs all concern the desire to secure wealth and favor for oneself. They condemn get-rich-quick schemes (vv. Proverbs 28:19,...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 28:16. Ewald, Zöckler, Delitzsch, and others read this verse, “O _prince devoid of understanding, he that hateth unjust gain continueth long_.” PROVERBS 28:17. First clause...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION This chapter is still part of the Hezekiah collection, and not a new series by another author. It may be regarded as describing the various destinies of the powerful and the weak, the sinn...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Twenty-eight: The wicked flee when no man pursueth: but the righteous are as bold as a lion (Proverbs 28:1). The contrast of the wicked and the righteous. We had an awful lot of that early in the pr...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Judges 9:4; Luke 15:12; Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 13:20; Proverbs 14:4

  • Wells of Living Water Commentary

    DIVINE CONTRASTS Proverbs 28:1 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We have another one of Solomon's messages which God gave to him. We will bring out several statements in the beginning of the chapter. 1. A CONTRAS...

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