Proverbs 10:3
Yahweh, suffereth not to famish, the soul of the righteous, but, the desire of the lawless, he thrusteth away.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
2The treasures of lawlessness, do not profit, but, righteousness, delivereth from death.
4He becometh poor, who dealeth with a slack hand, but, the hand of the diligent, maketh rich.
Cross References
Job 5:20In famine, he will ransom thee from death, and in battle from the power of the sword;
Job 20:5That, the joy-shout of the lawless, is short, and, the rejoicing of the impious, for a moment?
Job 20:28The increase of his house shall vanish, melting away in the day of his anger.
Psalms 33:19To rescue, from death, their soul, and to keep them alive in famine.
Psalms 34:10Young lions, have come short, and suffered hunger, but, they who seek Yahweh, shall not lack any good thing.
Psalms 37:19They shall not be ashamed in the time of calamity, and, in the days of famine, shall they be filled.
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 →