Proverbs 13:23
Much food is in the tillage of fathers: but for others it is gathered with out judgment.
Douay-Rheims 1899
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 that spareth the rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him correcteth him betimes.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:
Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that pursueth idleness is very foolish. He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.
Proverbs 27:18He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified.
Proverbs 28:19He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness shall be filled with poverty.
Ecclesiastes 8:5He that keepeth the commandments shall find no evil. The heart of a wise man understandeth time and answer.
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 →