Proverbs 21:26
Modern Translations
New International Version
All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.

New Living Translation
Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give!

English Standard Version
All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Berean Study Bible
All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

New American Standard Bible
All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

NASB 1995
All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

NASB 1977
All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Amplified Bible
He craves all the day long [and does no work], But the righteous [willingly] gives and does not withhold [what he has].

Christian Standard Bible
He is filled with craving all day long, but the righteous give and don’t hold back.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
He is filled with craving all day long, but the righteous give and don't hold back.

Contemporary English Version
But people who obey God are always generous.

Good News Translation
all they do is think about what they would like to have. The righteous, however, can give, and give generously.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All day long he feels greedy, but a righteous person gives and does not hold back.

International Standard Version
All day long he continues to crave, while the righteous person gives without holding back.

NET Bible
All day long he craves greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

New King James Version
He covets greedily all day long, But the righteous gives and does not spare.

King James 2000 Bible
He covets greedily all the day long: but the righteous gives and spares not.

New Heart English Bible
There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and do not withhold.

World English Bible
There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.

American King James Version
He covets greedily all the day long: but the righteous gives and spares not.

American Standard Version
There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

A Faithful Version
He covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and spares not.

Darby Bible Translation
He coveteth greedily all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

English Revised Version
There is that coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

Webster's Bible Translation
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He coueteth euermore greedily, but the righteous giueth and spareth not.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He coueteth greedyly all day long: but the righteous geueth and spareth not.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
He coueteth and desyreth all the daye longe, but the rightuous is allwaye geuynge & kepeth nothinge backe.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
All the day desiring he has desired, "" And the righteous gives and does not withhold.

Young's Literal Translation
All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

Smith's Literal Translation
He longed a longing all the day: and the just one shall give and not keep back.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
He longeth and desireth all the day : but he that is just, will give, and will not cease.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He covets and desires all day long. But whoever is just shall distribute and shall not cease.

Translations from Aramaic
Peshitta Holy Bible Translated
He desires lust all day long; the righteous gives and does not spare.

Lamsa Bible
He covets greedily all the day long; but the righteous man gives and does not spare.

OT Translations
JPS Tanakh 1917
There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and spareth not.

Brenton Septuagint Translation
An ungodly man entertains evil desires all the day: but the righteous is unsparingly merciful and compassionate.
















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