<< Proverbs 28:25 >>

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
A greedy person stirs up a fight, but whoever trusts the LORD prospers.

King James Bible
He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

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Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Verse 25

Note, 1. Those make themselves lean, and continually unquiet, that are haughty and quarrelsome, for they are opposed to those that shall be made fat: He that is of a proud heart, that is conceited of himself and looks with a contempt upon all about him, that cannot bear either competition or contradiction, he stirs up strife, makes mischief, and creates disturbance to himself and every body else. 2. Those make themselves fat, and always easy, that live in a continual dependence upon God and his grace: He who puts his trust in the Lord, who, instead of struggling for himself, commits his cause to God, shall be made fat. He saves the money which others spend upon their pride and contentiousness; he enjoys himself, and has abundant satisfaction in his God; and thus his soul dwells at ease, and he is most likely to have plenty of outward good things. None live so easily, so pleasantly, as those who live by faith.

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