Proverbs 13:23
Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor, but there is [that is] consumed because of injustice.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
In Context
24He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, thou sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise.
Proverbs 12:11He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who pursues vanities is void of understanding.
Proverbs 27:18He who keeps the fig tree shall eat the fruit of it, and he who regards his master shall be honored.
Proverbs 28:19He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows after vanity shall have poverty enough.
Ecclesiastes 8:5He who keeps a commandment shall know no evil thing. And a wise man's heart discerns the time and decision.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:23
22 A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. See here, 1. How a good man's estate lasts: He leaves an inheritance to his children's children. It is part of his praise that he is thoughtful for posterity, that he does not lay all out upon himself, but is in care to do well for those that come after him, not by withholding more than is meet, but by a prudent and decent frugality. He trains up his children to this, that they may leave it to… Read the whole commentary →