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A Father’s Discipline

Proverbs 13:25

In 11 translations

BSB
A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
KJV
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
WEB
The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
ASV
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.
LSV
The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, || And the belly of the wicked lacks!
YLT
The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
DBY
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
DRC
The just eateth and filleth his soul: but the belly of the wicked is never to be filled.
GNV
The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
JPS
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his desire; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
LXXE
A just man eats and satisfies his soul: but the souls of the ungodly are in want.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC
צַדִּ֗יק אֹ֭כֵל לְשֹׂ֣בַע נַפְשׁ֑וֹ וּבֶ֖טֶן רְשָׁעִ֣ים תֶּחְסָֽר׃
LXX-Br
Δίκαιος ἔσθων ἐμπιπλᾷ τὴν ψυχὴν αὐτοῦ, ψυχαὶ δὲ ἀσεβῶν ἐνδεεῖς.

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

From public-domain Bible dictionaries and topical indexes (1884–1915).

Cross-references most cited first

  • Psalms 34:10Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
  • Proverbs 10:3The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
  • Hebrews 13:5Keep 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 4:8For 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.
  • Deuteronomy 32:24They 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 6:11and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
  • Psalms 37:18–19The LORD knows the days of the blameless, and their inheritance will last forever. In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.
  • Deuteronomy 28:48you 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.
  • Psalms 37:3Trust in the LORD and do good; dwell in the land and cultivate faithfulness.
  • Proverbs 24:34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
  • Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
  • 2 Thessalonians 3:10For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
  • Isaiah 65:13–14Therefore 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. My servants will shout…

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