Proverbs 13:23

Old Testament · SCRIPTURE

Proverbs 13:23

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Berean Standard Bible

Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.

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KJV

King James Version

Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.

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WEB

World English Bible

An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields, but injustice sweeps it away.

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ASV

American Standard Version

Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

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READ IN CONTEXT · BSB

Proverbs 13

²¹ Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.

²² A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.

²³ Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.

²⁴ He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.

²⁵ A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.

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