Proverbs 28:19
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 28
“He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.”Proverbs 28:19
What Does Proverbs 28:19 Mean?
Proverbs 28:19 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 28, verse 19 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 12 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Key themes in this passage include Poverty & Wealth.
Cross-References (12)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 28:19 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 14:23“In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.”Proverbs 12:11“He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.”Proverbs 13:23“Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.”Judges 9:4“And they gave him threescore and ten pieces of silver out of the house of Baalberith, wherewith Abimelech hired vain and light persons, which followed him.”Proverbs 13:20“He that walketh with wise men shall be wise: but a companion of fools shall be destroyed.”Proverbs 27:23“Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.”Proverbs 14:4“Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.”Proverbs 23:20“Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:”Luke 15:12“And the younger of them said to his father, Father, give me the portion of goods that falleth to me. And he divided unto them his living.”2 Chronicles 13:7“And there are gathered unto him vain men, the children of Belial, and have strengthened themselves against Rehoboam the son of Solomon, when Rehoboam was young and tenderhearted, and could not withstand them.”Proverbs 29:3“Whoso loveth wisdom rejoiceth his father: but he that keepeth company with harlots spendeth his substance.”Ecclesiastes 5:9“Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.”
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