Proverbs 13:23

Proverbs chapter 13 · verse 23 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

Much foodis inthe tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

Much foodis inthe tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

v.22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

v.23This passage

v.24He that spareth his rod hateth his son; But he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 27:18
Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof; And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
Proverbs 27:23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, And look well to thy herds:
Proverbs 12:11
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.
Jeremiah 8:7
Yea, the stork in the heavens knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle-dove and the swallow and the crane observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the law of Jehovah.
Ecclesiastes 5:9
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
Proverbs 11:5
The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way; But the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.