Proverbs 10:3

Proverbs 10:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
• New International Version (NIV)The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
• English Standard Version (ESV)The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked.

Context of Proverbs 10:3

1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother. 2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked. 4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. 5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.

Proverbs 10:3 word by word

לֹֽא־יַרְעִ֣יב יְ֭הוָה נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְהַוַּ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים יֶהְדֹּֽף׃Read the interlinear

• The LORDיְהֹוָהyehôvâh · LORDH3068
• The LORDנֶ֫פֶשׁnephesh · soul: appetiteH5315
• does notלֹאlô' lô' lôh · notH3808
• let the righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq · righteousH6662
• go hungryרָעֵבrâ‛êb · be hungryH7456
• but He deniesהָדַףhâdaph · to thrustH1920
• the cravingהַוָּהhavvâh · desireH1942
• of the wickedרָשָׁעrâshâ‛ · wickedH7563

Cross-references for Proverbs 10:3

• Job 5:20In famine He will redeem you from death, and in battle from the stroke of the sword.
• Psalms 10:14But You have regarded trouble and grief; You see to repay it by Your hand. The victim entrusts himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
• Psalms 33:19to deliver them from death and keep them alive in famine.
• Psalms 34:9Fear the LORD, you His saints, for those who fear Him lack nothing.
• Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
• Isaiah 33:16he will dwell on the heights; the mountain fortress will be his refuge; his food will be provided and his water assured.
• Matthew 6:30If that is how God clothes the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is thrown into the furnace, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
• Luke 12:22Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear.
• Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”
• Job 20:5the triumph of the wicked has been brief and the joy of the godless momentary?
• Habakkuk 2:6Will not all of these take up a taunt against him, speaking with mockery and derision: ‘Woe to him who amasses what is not his and makes himself rich with many loans! How long will this go on?’
• Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them on the Day of the LORD’s wrath. The whole earth will be consumed by the fire of His jealousy.” For indeed, He will make a sudden end of all who dwell on the earth.
• Proverbs 14:32The wicked man is thrown down by his own sin, but the righteous man has a refuge even in death.

Commentaries on Proverbs 10:3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3But he casteth away the substance of the wicked - But instead of רשעים reshaim, the wicked, בוגדים bogedim, hypocrites, or perfidious persons, is the reading of twelve or fourteen of Kennicott's and De Rossi's MSS., and some editions; but it is not acknowledged by any of the ancient versions. The righteous have God for their feeder; and because of his infinite bounty, they can never famish for want of the bread of life. On the contrary, the wicked are…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3Casteth away … - Better, “overturns, disappoints the strong desire of the wicked.” Tantalus-like, they never get the enjoyment they thirst after.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 2-3Verses 2-3 Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer him to want what is needful for spiritual life.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3This proverb can be misused if people think outward results show someone's godliness. Job's three friends, for example, wrongly thought Job must have sinned to deserve his suffering (see Job 22:6–11).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. (Compare Psa 37:16-20). The last clause is better: "He will repel the greedy desires of the wicked."Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 10:3

• Righteous
• Wicked (People)

In the dictionaries

• Famish
• Glad
• Harvest
• Poetry
• Refuse
• Rod
• Surely
• Uprightly
• Appetite
• God

Commentaries on Proverbs 10

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings