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Proverbs 13:25

13:24 He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

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The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

What does Proverbs 13:25 mean?

Proverbs 13:25 is a verse in the book of Proverbs, in the Old Testament. In the original Hebrew, key words include צַדִּיק (tsaddîyq), אָכַל (ʼâkal), שֹׂבַע (sôbaʻ). It connects to 12 cross-referenced passages elsewhere in Scripture.

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The
righteousצַדִּיקtsaddîyq/tsad-deek'/H6662just
eatethאָכַלʼâkal/aw-kal'/H398to eat (literally or figuratively)
to
the
satisfyingשֹׂבַעsôbaʻ/so'-bah/H7648satisfaction (of food or (figuratively) joy)
of
his
soul:נֶפֶשׁnephesh/neh'-fesh/H5315properly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
but
the
bellyבֶּטֶןbeṭen/beh'-ten/H990the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything
of
the
wickedרָשָׁעrâshâʻ/raw-shaw'/H7563morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
shall
want.חָסֵרchâçêr/khaw-sare'/H2637to lack; by implication, to fail, want, lessen

Commentary on Proverbs 13:25

HENRY_FULL · Proverbs 13:25
wicked shall want. Note, 1. It is the happiness of the righteous that they shall have enough and that they know when they have enough. They desire not to be surfeited, but, being moderate in their desires, they are soon satisfied. Nature is content with a little and grace with less; enough is as good as a feast. Those that feed on the bread of life, that feast on the promises, meet with abundant satisfaction of soul there, eat, and are filled. 2. It is the misery of the wicked that, through the insatiableness of their own desires, they are always needy; not only their souls shall not be satisfied with the world and the flesh, but even their belly shall want; their sensual appetite is always craving. In hell they shall be denied a drop of water.

Cross-references

Related passages from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Joshua 7:9

For the Canaanites and all the inhabitants of the land shall hear of it, and shall environ us round, and cut off our name from the earth: and what wilt thou do unto thy great name?

2 Chronicles 14:11

And Asa cried unto the LORD his God, and said, LORD, it is nothing with thee to help, whether with many, or with them that have no power: help us, O LORD our God; for we rest on thee, and in thy name we go against this multitude. O LORD, thou art our God; let not man prevail against thee. man: or, mortal man

Proverbs 25:11

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver. fitly: Heb. spoken upon his wheels

Isaiah 48:9

For my name's sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

Jeremiah 14:7

O LORD, though our iniquities testify against us, do thou it for thy name's sake: for our backslidings are many; we have sinned against thee.

Jeremiah 14:21

Do not abhor us, for thy name's sake, do not disgrace the throne of thy glory: remember, break not thy covenant with us.

Ezekiel 20:9

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, among whom they were, in whose sight I made myself known unto them, in bringing them forth out of the land of Egypt.

Ezekiel 20:14

But I wrought for my name's sake, that it should not be polluted before the heathen, in whose sight I brought them out.

Daniel 9:9

To the Lord our God belong mercies and forgivenesses, though we have rebelled against him;

Daniel 9:19

O Lord, hear; O Lord, forgive; O Lord, hearken and do; defer not, for thine own sake, O my God: for thy city and thy people are called by thy name.

Malachi 2:2

If ye will not hear, and if ye will not lay it to heart, to give glory unto my name, saith the LORD of hosts, I will even send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings: yea, I have cursed them already, because ye do not lay it to heart.

Ephesians 1:6

To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

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Verses like this

Other verses that share key original-language words with Proverbs 13:25.

1 Kings 8:32

Then hear thou in heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, condemning the wicked, to bring his way upon his head; and justifying the righteous, to give him according to his righteousness.

2 Chronicles 6:23

Then hear thou from heaven, and do, and judge thy servants, by requiting the wicked, by recompensing his way upon his own head; and by justifying the righteous, by giving him according to his righteousness.

2 Samuel 4:11

How much more, when wicked men have slain a righteous person in his own house upon his bed? shall I not therefore now require his blood of your hand, and take you away from the earth?

Deuteronomy 25:1

If there be a controversy between men, and they come unto judgment, that the judges may judge them; then they shall justify the righteous, and condemn the wicked.

Exodus 23:7

Keep thee far from a false matter; and the innocent and righteous slay thou not: for I will not justify the wicked.

Exodus 9:27

And Pharaoh sent, and called for Moses and Aaron, and said unto them, I have sinned this time: the LORD is righteous, and I and my people are wicked.

Genesis 18:23

And Abraham drew near, and said, Wilt thou also destroy the righteous with the wicked?

Genesis 18:25

That be far from thee to do after this manner, to slay the righteous with the wicked: and that the righteous should be as the wicked, that be far from thee: Shall not the Judge of all the earth do right?

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What does Proverbs 13:25 say?

Proverbs 13:25 (King James Version) reads: "The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want."

Is Proverbs 13:25 in the Old or New Testament?

Proverbs 13:25 is in the Old Testament of the Bible, in the book of Proverbs.

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