3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.


In Context

1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

3 The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

Proverbs 10:3 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

10:3The Lord does not let the righteous go hungry but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

10:3The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

10:3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous man to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

10:3Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

10:3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casts away the substance of the wicked.