New American Standard Bible 1995
Proverbs 13:23
Proverbs 13:23 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
- New International Version (NIV)An unplowed field produces food for the poor, but injustice sweeps it away.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice.
- New King James Version (NKJV)Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor, And for lack of justice there is waste.
Context of Proverbs 13:23
21Adversity pursues sinners, But the righteous will be rewarded with prosperity. 22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, And the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the righteous. Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, But it is swept away by injustice. 24He who withholds his rod hates his son, But he who loves him disciplines him diligently. 25The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the wicked is in need.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:23 word by word
רָב־אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְיֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:23
- Proverbs 12:11He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
- Proverbs 27:18He who tends the fig tree will eat its fruit, And he who cares for his master will be honored.
- Proverbs 28:19He who tills his land will have plenty of food, But he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
- Ecclesiastes 5:9After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.
- Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, O sluggard, Observe her ways and be wise,
- Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless will smooth his way, But the wicked will fall by his own wickedness.
- Psalms 112:5It is well with the man who is gracious and lends; He will maintain his cause in judgment.
- Ecclesiastes 8:5He who keeps a royal command experiences no trouble, for a wise heart knows the proper time and procedure.
- Jeremiah 8:7Even the stork in the sky Knows her seasons; And the turtledove and the swift and the thrush Observe the time of their migration; But My people do not know The ordinance of the Lord.
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:23
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 23That is destroyed for want of judgment - O, how much of the poverty of the poor arises from their own want of management! They have little or no economy, and no foresight. When they get any thing, they speedily spend it; and a feast and a famine make the chief varieties of their life.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 23The contrast is the ever recurring one between honest poverty and dishonest wealth. “The new-plowed field of the poor is much food, but there are those, who, though rich, perish through their disregard of right.”Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 23Verse 23 The poor, yet industrious, thrive, though in a homely manner, while those who have great riches are often brought to poverty for want of judgment.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 23Hard work does not always lead to success (see Proverbs 10:426; 12:11; 13:4) because injustice exists in the world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2323. The laboring poor prosper more than those who injudiciously or wickedly strive, by fraud and violence, to supersede the necessity of lawful labor.Read the comment
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Notes
- 1. Proverbs 13:23 Prov 12:11 ↩
- 2. Proverbs 13:23 Lit there is what is swept ↩
Commentaries on Proverbs 13
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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