Proverbs 10:3
The LORD will not suffer the righteous to famish; But he disappointeth the craving of the wicked.
Noyes Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
2Treasures of wickedness do not profit; But righteousness delivereth from death.
4He that worketh with a slack hand becometh poor; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Cross References
Job 5:20In famine he will redeem thee from death, And in war from the power of the sword.
Job 20:5The triumphing of the wicked hath been short, And the joy of the impious but for a moment?
Job 20:28The substance of his house shall disappear; It shall flow away in the day of His wrath.
Psalms 33:19To save them from the power of death, And keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 34:10Young lions want, and suffer hunger; But they who fear the LORD want no good thing.
Psalms 37:19They shall not be ashamed in the evil time, And in the days of famine they shall have enough.
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 →