Proverbs 13:25
The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
Bible in Basic English
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 keeps back his rod is unkind to his son: the loving father gives punishment with care.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:24They will be wasted from need of food, and overcome by burning heat and bitter destruction; and the teeth of beasts I will send on them, with the poison of the worms of the dust.
Psalms 37:3Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.
Psalms 37:18The days of the upright are numbered by the Lord, and their heritage will be for ever.
Proverbs 10:3The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.
1 Timothy 4:8For the training of the body is of profit for a little, but religion is of profit in every way, giving hope for the life which now is, and for that which is to come.
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 →