All day long he craves greedily, ¹  but the righteous gives and does not hold back. ² 

biblegateway Pro 21:26

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

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

All day long he feels greedy, but a righteous person gives and does not hold back.

biblegateway Pro 21:26

All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.

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

bibleoremus Pro 21:26

All day long the wicked covet, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

all day long his cravings go unsatisfied, while the righteous give without stint.

biblegateway Pro 21:26

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

He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

biblegateway Pro 21:26

All day long he craves greedily, ¹  but the righteous gives and does not hold back. ² 

¹ tn The construction uses the Hitpael perfect tense הִתְאַוָּה (hit’avvah) followed by the cognate accusative תַאֲוָה (ta’avah). It describes one who is consumed with craving for more. The verse has been placed with the preceding because of the literary connection with “desire/craving.”

² sn The additional clause, “and does not hold back,” emphasizes that when the righteous gives he gives freely, without fearing that his generosity will bring him to poverty. This is the contrast with the one who is self-indulgent and craves for more.