Proverbs 13:23
Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
In context
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.
Proverbs 13:23 in every translation
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
- KJV King James Version
- Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
- WEB World English Bible
- An abundance of food is in poor people’s fields, but injustice sweeps it away.
- ASV American Standard Version
- Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
- DBY Darby Translation
- Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.
- WBS Webster Bible
- Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.