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


In Context

20 One who walks with wise men grows wise, but a companion of fools suffers harm.

21 Misfortune pursues sinners, but prosperity rewards the righteous.

22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored for the righteous.

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

24 One who spares the rod hates his son, but one who loves him is careful to discipline him.

25 The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

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 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 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.