Proverbs 13:25
The righteous person eats until he satisfies his appetite, 1 but the stomach of the wicked is always hungry.
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In The King James Version
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
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Cross References
Deuteronomy 32:24They will be wasted by hunger and devoured by burning heat 1 and bitter destruction; 1 I will send on them the teeth of wild animals, 1 with the poison of things that crawl in the dust. 1
Psalms 37:3Trust in Yahweh and do what is good; 1 settle in the land and graze in faithfulness. 1
Psalms 37:18Yahweh watches over the blameless day by day, 1 and their heritage will be forever. 1
Proverbs 10:3Yahweh does not let the soul of the righteous person go hungry, 1 but he frustrates the cravings of the wicked. 1
Isaiah 65:13This is what the Lord Yahweh says, 1 “Look, my servants will eat, but you will be hungry; 1 look, my servants will drink, but you will be thirsty; 1 look, my servants will rejoice, but you will be put to shame. 1
1 Timothy 4:8For bodily training is a little useful, but godliness is useful for all things. It holds promise for this life now and the life to come.
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 →