Proverbs 13:23
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.”
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“Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.”
King James Version · Public Domain“Much foodis inthe tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Abundance of food--the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 13:23 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.
- Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
- Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
- Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
- Proverbs 12:14By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
- Proverbs 27:18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
- Proverbs 27:23Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;
- Proverbs 28:19The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
- Ecclesiastes 5:9The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.
- Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
- Jeremiah 8:7Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.
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