Proverbs 13:23
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Much food is in the tillage of fathers: but for others it is gathered without judgment.

food

Proverbs 12:11,14 He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds. . . .

Proverbs 27:18,23-27 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: and he that is the keeper of his master, shall be glorified. . . .

Proverbs 28:19 He that tilleth his ground, shall be filled with bread: but he that followeth idleness, shall be filled with poverty.

Ecclesiastes 5:9 Moreover there is the king that reigneth over all the land subject to him.

destroyed

Proverbs 6:6-11 Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain, . . .

Proverbs 11:5,6 The justice of the righteous shall deliver them: and the unjust shall be caught in their own snares. . . .

Psalm 112:5 Acceptable is the man that sheweth mercy and lendeth: he shall order his words with judgment:

Ecclesiastes 8:5,6 He that keepeth the commandment, shall find no evil. The heart of a wiser man understandeth time and answer. . . .

Jeremiah 8:7-10 The kite in the air hath known her time: the turtle, and the swallow, and the stork have observed the time of their coming: but my people have not known the judgment of the Lord. . . .

Context
A Father's Discipline
22The good man leaveth heirs, sons, and grandsons: and the substance of the sinner is kept for the just. 23Much food is in the tillage of fathers: but for others it is gathered without judgment.24He that spareth the rod, hateth his son: but he that loveth him, correcteth him betimes.…
Cross References
Deuteronomy 21:4
And they shall bring her into a rough and stony valley, that never was ploughed, nor sown: and there they shall strike off the head of the heifer:

Proverbs 12:11
He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds.

Lexicon
Abundant
רָב־ (rāḇ-)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7230: Multitude, abundance, greatness

food
אֹ֭כֶל (’ō·ḵel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 400: Food

[is in] the fallow ground
נִ֣יר (nîr)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 5215: Plowing, freshly plowed land

of the poor,
רָאשִׁ֑ים (rā·šîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 7326: To be in want or poor

but without
בְּלֹ֣א (bə·lō)
Preposition-b | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

justice
מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ (miš·pāṭ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4941: A verdict, a sentence, formal decree, divine law, penalty, justice, privilege, style

it is
וְיֵ֥שׁ (wə·yêš)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

swept away.
נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה (nis·peh)
Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5595: To sweep or snatch away, catch up


Additional Translations
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

The righteous shall spend many years in wealth: but the unrighteous shall perish suddenly.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor; but there is that is lost for want of judgment.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.

Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
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