Proverbs 13:25 “A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wi…”

Proverbs 13:25

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

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

World English Bible

The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

American Standard Version

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.

Geneva Bible 1599

The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

Darby Translation

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.

Young's Literal Translation

The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

Bible in Basic English

The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.

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Cross references

“righteous”

Psalm 34:10 Hebrews 13:5 1 Timothy 4:8 Psalm 37:3 Psalm 37:16 Psalm 37:18

Psalm 34:10 · BSB

Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

Hebrews 13:5 · BSB

Keep your lives free from the love of money and be content with what you have, for God has said: “Never will I leave you, never will I forsake you.”

1 Timothy 4:8 · BSB

For physical exercise is of limited value, but godliness is valuable in every way, holding promise for the present life and for the one to come.

Psalm 37:3 · BSB

Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.

Psalm 37:16 · BSB

Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.

Psalm 37:18 · BSB

The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever.

“the belly”

Proverbs 6:11 Deuteronomy 32:24 Proverbs 24:34 Deuteronomy 28:48 2 Thessalonians 3:10 Isaiah 65:13

Proverbs 6:11 · BSB

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Deuteronomy 32:24 · BSB

They will be wasted from hunger and ravaged by pestilence and bitter plague; I will send the fangs of wild beasts against them, with the venom of vipers that slither in the dust.

Proverbs 24:34 · BSB

and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Deuteronomy 28:48 · BSB

you will serve your enemies the LORD will send against you in famine, thirst, nakedness, and destitution. He will place an iron yoke on your neck until He has destroyed you.

2 Thessalonians 3:10 · BSB

For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”

Isaiah 65:13 · BSB

Therefore this is what the Lord GOD 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.

Also

Proverbs 10:3

Proverbs 10:3 · BSB

The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

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

In context

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

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