Proverbs 28:19

American Standard Version (1901)

He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.

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  • Prov 12:11 : 11 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of understanding.
  • Prov 13:20 : 20 Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise; But the companion of fools shall smart for it.
  • Prov 23:20-21 : 20 Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.
  • Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds: 24 For riches are not for ever: And doth the crown endure unto all generations? 25 The hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself, And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in. 26 The lambs are for thy clothing, And the goats are the price of the field; 27 And [there will be] goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, And maintenance for thy maidens.
  • Luke 15:12-17 : 12 and the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of [thy] substance that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want. 15 And he went and joined himself to one of the citizens of that country; and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would fain have filled his belly with the husks that the swine did eat: and no man gave unto him. 17 But when he came to himself he said, How many hired servants of my father's have bread enough and to spare, and I perish here with hunger!
  • Judg 9:4 : 4 And they gave him threescore and ten [pieces] of silver out of the house of Baal-berith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light fellows, who followed him.
  • Prov 14:4 : 4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean; But much increase is by the strength of the ox.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 12:11
    91%

    11He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of understanding.

  • Prov 28:20-22
    3 verses
    82%

    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

    21To have respect of persons is not good; Neither that a man should transgress for a piece of bread.

    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

  • Prov 13:23
    76%

    23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

  • Prov 13:11
    76%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

  • Prov 10:4
    76%

    4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 22:16
    75%

    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • Prov 11:26-29
    4 verses
    75%

    26He that withholdeth grain, the people shall curse him; But blessing shall be upon the head of him that selleth it.

    27He that diligently seeketh good seeketh favor; But he that searcheth after evil, it shall come unto him.

    28He that trusteth in his riches shall fall; But the righteous shall flourish as the green leaf.

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 19:15
    75%

    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 21:5
    75%

    5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.

  • Prov 28:27
    75%

    27He that giveth unto the poor shall not lack; But he that hideth his eyes shall have many a curse.

  • Prov 28:8
    74%

    8He that augmenteth his substance by interest and increase, Gathereth it for him that hath pity on the poor.

  • Prov 11:24
    74%

    24There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] only to want.

  • Prov 22:8-9
    2 verses
    74%

    8He that soweth iniquity shall reap calamity; And the rod of his wrath shall fail.

    9He that hath a bountiful eye shall be blessed; For he giveth of his bread to the poor.

  • Prov 14:23
    74%

    23In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

  • Prov 13:7
    74%

    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

  • Prov 21:17
    74%

    17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

  • Prov 16:26
    73%

    26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .

  • Prov 28:6
    73%

    6Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, Than he that is perverse in [his] ways, though he be rich.

  • Prov 20:4
    72%

    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 28:10-11
    2 verses
    72%

    10Whoso causeth the upright to go astray in an evil way, He shall fall himself into his own pit; But the perfect shall inherit good.

    11The rich man is wise in his own conceit; But the poor that hath understanding searcheth him out.

  • Prov 19:1
    72%

    1Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity Than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

  • Prov 6:11
    72%

    11So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 28:25
    72%

    25He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

  • Eccl 5:10
    72%

    10He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance, with increase: this also is vanity.

  • Prov 13:4
    72%

    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 28:3
    72%

    3A needy man that oppresseth the poor Is [like] a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

  • Ps 39:6
    71%

    6Surely every man walketh in a vain show; Surely they are disquieted in vain: He heapeth up [riches], and knoweth not who shall gather them.

  • Prov 20:13
    71%

    13Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 23:4
    71%

    4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.

  • 2 Cor 9:6
    71%

    6But this [I say], He that soweth sparingly shall reap also sparingly; and he that soweth bountifully shall reap also bountifully.

  • Prov 10:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • Prov 11:18
    71%

    18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.

  • Ps 107:37
    71%

    37And sow fields, and plant vineyards, And get them fruits of increase.

  • Ps 128:2
    71%

    2For thou shalt eat the labor of thy hands: Happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.

  • Ps 129:7
    71%

    7Wherewith the reaper filleth not his hand, Nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

  • 1 Tim 6:9
    71%

    9But they that are minded to be rich fall into a temptation and a snare and many foolish and hurtful lusts, such as drown men in destruction and perdition.

  • Prov 13:18
    71%

    18Poverty and shame [shall be to] him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored.

  • Prov 12:27
    71%

    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.

  • Prov 24:34
    71%

    34So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Eccl 5:12
    70%

    12The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • Prov 19:4
    70%

    4Wealth addeth many friends; But the poor is separated from his friend.