23Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.


In Context

20 He that walketh with wise men becometh wise; but a companion of the foolish will be depraved.

21 Evil pursueth sinners; but to the righteous good shall be repaid.

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

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

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

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

Proverbs 13:23 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:23A poor man's field may produce abundant food, but injustice sweeps it away.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:23Much food is in the tillage of fathers: but for others it is gathered with out judgment.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:23Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:23An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:23Abundance of food — the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.