New King James Version
Proverbs 10:3
3The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked.
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 Living Translation (NLT)The Lord will not let the godly go hungry, but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.
Context of Proverbs 10:3
1The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son makes a glad father, But a foolish son is the grief of his mother. 2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, But righteousness delivers from death. The Lord will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked. 4He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. 5He who gathers in summer is a wise son; He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
Read all of Proverbs 10Proverbs 10:3 word by word
לֹֽא־יַרְעִ֣יב יְ֭הוָה נֶ֣פֶשׁ צַדִּ֑יק וְהַוַּ֖ת רְשָׁעִ֣ים יֶהְדֹּֽף׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 10:3
- Job 5:20In famine He shall redeem you from death, And in war from the power of the sword.
- Psalms 10:14But You have seen, for You observe trouble and grief, To repay it by Your hand. The helpless commits himself to You; You are the helper of the fatherless.
- Psalms 33:19To deliver their soul from death, And to keep them alive in famine.
- Psalms 34:9Oh, fear the Lord, you His saints! There is no want to those who fear Him.
- Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; Dwell in the land, and feed on His faithfulness.
- Isaiah 33:16He will dwell on high; His place of defense will be the fortress of rocks; Bread will be given him, His water will be sure.
- Matthew 6:30Now if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is, and tomorrow is thrown into the oven, will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
- Luke 12:22Then He said to His disciples, “Therefore I say to you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will put on.
- Hebrews 13:5Let your conduct be without covetousness; be content with such things as you have. For He Himself has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
- Job 20:5That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the hypocrite is but for a moment?
- Habakkuk 2:6“Will not all these take up a proverb against him, And a taunting riddle against him, and say, ‘Woe to him who increases What is not his—how long? And to him who loads himself with many pledges’?
- Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold Shall be able to deliver them In the day of the Lord’s wrath; But the whole land shall be devoured By the fire of His jealousy, For He will make speedy riddance Of all those who dwell in the land.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is banished in his wickedness, But the righteous has a refuge in his 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
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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
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