Proverbs 10:3
The Lord doesn't let good people go hungry, but he stops the wicked from getting what they want.
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2Wealth gained through evil does you no good; but living right saves you from death.
4Lazy hands make you poor, but hard-working hands make you rich.
Cross References
Job 5:20In times of famine he will rescue you from death, and in times of war he will save you from the power of the sword.
Job 20:5that the triumph of the wicked doesn't last long, that those who reject God are only happy for a short time?
Job 20:28All their possessions will be carried from their homes; they will be dragged off on the day of God's judgment.
Psalms 33:19to save them from death and to keep them alive when famine strikes.
Psalms 34:10Lions may grow weak and hungry, but those who trust in the Lord have all that is good.
Psalms 37:19They will not be humiliated in bad times; even in days of famine they will have plenty to eat.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 10:3-4
2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death. 3 The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. These two verses speak to the same purport, and the latter may be the reason of the former. 1. That wealth which men get unjustly will do them no good, because God will blast it: Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, v. 2 . The treasures of wicked people, much more the treasure which they have made themselves masters of… Read the whole commentary →