Proverbs 13:25
A righteous man eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked shall want.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
In Context
24He who spares his rod hates his son, but he who loves him chastens him promptly.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:24[to be] wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat and bitter destruction. And I will send upon them the teeth of beasts, with the poison of crawling things of the dust.
Psalms 37:3Trust in LORD, and do good. Dwell in the land, and feed on [his] faithfulness.
Psalms 37:18LORD knows the days of the perfect, and their inheritance shall be forever.
Proverbs 10:3LORD will not allow the soul of a righteous man to famish, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.
Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus says lord LORD, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry. Behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty. Behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame.
1 Timothy 4:8For bodily exercise is profitable for a little, but piety is profitable for all things, having promise of the present life, and of that which is coming.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:25
24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes. Note, 1. To the education of children in that which is good there is necessary a due correction of them for what is amiss; every child of ours is a child of Adam, and therefore has that foolishness bound up in its heart which calls for rebuke, more or less, the rod and reproof which give wisdom. Observe, It is his rod that must be used, the rod of a parent, directed by wisdom and love, and designed for good, not the rod of a… Read the whole commentary →