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Proverbs 13:25
25The righteous eat to their hearts’ content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
Proverbs 13:25 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
- English Standard Version (ESV)The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
- New King James Version (NKJV)The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.
- New Living Translation (NLT)The godly eat to their hearts’ content, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
Context of Proverbs 13:25
23An unplowed field produces food for the poor, but injustice sweeps it away. 24Whoever spares the rod hates their children, but the one who loves their children is careful to discipline them. The righteous eat to their hearts’ content, but the stomach of the wicked goes hungry.
Read all of Proverbs 13Proverbs 13:25 word by word
צַדִּ֗יק אֹ֭כֵל לְשֹׂ֣בַע נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֶ֖טֶן רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֶּחְסָֽר׃ פRead the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 13:25
- Psalms 34:10The lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who seek the Lord lack no good thing.
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord and do good; dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.
- 1 Timothy 4:8For physical training is of some value, but godliness has value for all things, holding promise for both the present life and the life to come.
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, because God has said, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.”
- Proverbs 6:11and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
- Proverbs 24:34and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
- Deuteronomy 28:48therefore in hunger and thirst, in nakedness and dire poverty, you will serve the enemies the Lord sends against you. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.
- Deuteronomy 32:24I will send wasting famine against them, consuming pestilence and deadly plague; I will send against them the fangs of wild beasts, the venom of vipers that glide in the dust.
- Isaiah 65:13Therefore this is what the Sovereign Lord says: “My servants will eat, but you will go hungry; my servants will drink, but you will go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame.
- 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even when we were with you, we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work shall not eat.”
Commentaries on Proverbs 13:25
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25To the satisfying of his soul - His desires are all moderate; he is contented with his circumstances, and is pleased with the lot which God is pleased to send. The wicked, though he use all shifts and expedients to acquire earthly good, not sticking even at rapine and wrong, is frequently in real want, and always dissatisfied with his portion. A contented mind is a continual feast. At such feasts he eats not.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 25Verse 25 It is the misery of the wicked, that even their sensual appetites are always craving. The righteous feeds on the word and ordinances, to the satisfying of his soul with the promises of the gospel, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Bread of life.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2525. The comparative temporal prosperity of the righteous and wicked, rather than contentment and discontent, is noted.Read the comment
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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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