Proverbs 13:25
The righteous eateth to satisfy his desire [to eat]; but the belly of the wicked always suffereth want.
Leeser Tanakh
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 that withholdeth his rod hateth his son; but he that loveth him chastiseth him betimes.
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:24They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter deadly disease; also the tooth of beasts will I let loose against them, with the poison of serpents that crawl in the dust.
Psalms 37:3Trust in the Lord, and do good; dwell in the land, and feed [thyself] with truthfulness.
Psalms 37:18The Lord regardeth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall endure for ever.
Proverbs 10:3The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but the sinful desires of the wicked will he cast away.
Isaiah 65:13Therefore thus hath said the Lord Eternal, 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 made ashamed;
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 →