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


In Context

20 He that walketh with the wise, shall be wise: a friend of fools shall become like to them.

21 21Evil pursueth sinners: and to the just good shall be repaid.

22 The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just.

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

24 He that spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes.

25 The just eateth and filleth his soul: but the belly of the wicked is never to be filled.

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 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

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

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.