Proverbs 13:25
Righteous people have enough food to eat and be satisfied, but the stomachs of wicked people [SYN] are always empty.
Translation for Translators
In The King James Version
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
In Context
Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:24They will die because of being hungry and because of having hot fevers and because of terrible diseases; I will send wild animals to attack [MTY] them, and poisonous snakes to bite [MTY] them.
Psalms 37:3Trust in Yahweh, and do what is good; if you do that, you will live safely in the land that he has given you, and you will live peacefully [MET].
Psalms 37:18Every day Yahweh cares about those who have not done any evil things; the things that Yahweh gives them will last forever.
Proverbs 10:3Yahweh does not allow righteous people to starve, but he will prevent wicked people from getting what they want.
Isaiah 65:13I, Yahweh the Lord, will give to those who worship and obey me things to eat and drink, and they will be happy; but all you evil people will be hungry and thirsty, and you will be sad and disgraced.
1 Timothy 4:8Some people say, “It helps us in some ways if we exercise our bodies.” But I say that people benefit very much if they live ◄in a godly way/in a way that pleases God►, because if people live in a godly way, that will benefit them both while they live now and when they live in the future life in heaven.
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 →