Proverbs 13:23 “Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice…”

Proverbs 13:23

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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

World English Bible

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

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.

Darby Translation

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.

Young's Literal Translation

Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

Bible in Basic English

There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.

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Cross references

“food”

Proverbs 12:11 Proverbs 28:19 Ecclesiastes 5:9 Proverbs 27:18 Proverbs 27:23–27 Proverbs 12:14

Proverbs 12:11 · BSB

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

Proverbs 28:19 · BSB

The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

Ecclesiastes 5:9 · BSB

The produce of the earth is taken by all; the king himself profits from the fields.

Proverbs 27:18 · BSB

Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.

Proverbs 27:23–27 · BSB

Be sure to know the state of your flocks, and pay close attention to your herds;

Proverbs 12:14 · BSB

By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.

“destroyed”

Psalm 112:5 Proverbs 6:6–11 Jeremiah 8:7–10 Proverbs 11:5 Proverbs 11:6 Ecclesiastes 8:5

Psalm 112:5 · BSB

It is well with the man who is generous and lends freely, whose affairs are guided by justice.

Proverbs 6:6–11 · BSB

Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

Jeremiah 8:7–10 · BSB

Even the stork in the sky knows her appointed seasons. The turtledove, the swift, and the thrush keep their time of migration, but My people do not know the requirements of the LORD.

Proverbs 11:5 · BSB

The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.

Proverbs 11:6 · BSB

The righteousness of the upright delivers them, but the faithless are trapped by their own desires.

Ecclesiastes 8:5 · BSB

Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

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

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

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