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Proverbs 28:19-21
New Catholic Bible
Proverbs 28:19-21
New Catholic Bible
19 One who tills his land will not lack for food,
but he who chases fantasies[a] will live in poverty.
20 One who is trustworthy will abound with blessings,[b]
but no one who seeks to get rich quickly will go unpunished.
21 To show partiality[c] is never good;
a man may do wrong even for a morsel of bread.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 28:19 Chases fantasies: hatches plots to gain ill-gotten goods (see also Prov 12:11).
- Proverbs 28:20 Will abound with blessings: i.e., God’s blessings (see Prov 3:13-18; 10:6; Gen 49:25-26; Deut 33:13-16).
- Proverbs 28:21 Partiality: see note on Prov 18:5. May do wrong . . . bread: may refer to taking a bribe in the form of bread (see Ezek 13:19).
