Proverbs 13:23
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
Berean Standard Bible
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 the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
Cross References
Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
Proverbs 27:18Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Proverbs 28:19The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
Ecclesiastes 8:5Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure.
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 →