Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 10:3
3Adonai will not let a righteous soul go hungry, but thwarts the cravings 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 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 gives joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother. 2Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death. Adonai will not let a righteous soul go hungry, but thwarts the cravings of the wicked. 4Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. 5He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
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 will redeem you from death, and in war, from the power of the sword.
- Psalms 10:14You saw—for You see trouble and grief, to take it in Your hand. The victim puts his trust in You— You are the helper of the orphan.
- Psalms 33:19to deliver their souls from death, and to keep them alive in famine.
- Psalms 34:9Taste and see how good Adonai is. Blessed is the one who takes refuge in Him.
- Psalms 37:3Trust in Adonai and do good. Dwell in the land, feed on faithfulness.
- Isaiah 33:16He will dwell on the heights— his refuge will be an impregnable cliff. His bread will be provided, his water assured.
- Matthew 6:30Now if in this way God clothes the grass—which is here today and thrown into the furnace tomorrow—will He not much more clothe you, O you of little faith?
- Luke 12:22Then Yeshua said to His disciples, “So I say to you, do not worry about life, what you will eat; nor about the body, what you will wear.
- Hebrews 13:5Keep your lifestyle free from the love of money, and be content with what you have. For God Himself has said, “I will never leave you or forsake you,”
- Job 20:5that the triumph of the wicked is short and the joy of the godless is but for a moment?
- Habakkuk 2:6Will not all take up a proverb against him or a scornful riddle about him? “Oy to one expanding what isn’t his! How long? Oy to one burdening himself with heavy debts!”
- Zephaniah 1:18Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to rescue them on the day of Adonai’s wrath. With the fire of His passion the entire earth will be consumed. For He will make a total, dreadful annihilation of all the inhabitants of the earth.
- Proverbs 14:32The wicked is brought down in his calamity yet the righteous 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
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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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