Proverbs 13:23
21 Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
25 A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.
Compare
- BSB
- Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
- KJV
- Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
- WEB
- An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields, but injustice sweeps it away.
- ASV
- Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
- DARBY
- Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
- BLB
- There is much food [in] the fallow ground of the poor, and it is swept away for lack of justice.
- ÅB
- De fattiges nyland gir meget føde; men mangen rykkes bort fordi han ikke gjør det som rett er.
- OTB
- Rikelig mat finnes i de fattiges upløyde mark, men den feies bort av urettferdighet.
- B1930
- De fattiges nyland gir meget føde; men mangen rykkes bort fordi han ikke gjør det som rett er.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
Proverbs 12:11
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
Read in contextProverbs 28:19
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 5:9
The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
Read in contextPsalms 112:5
It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
Read in contextEcclesiastes 8:5–6
Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
Read in contextProverbs 27:18
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Read in contextProverbs 27:23–27
Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
Read in contextProverbs 6:6–11
Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
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