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Proverbs 13:23
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
Proverbs 13:23 · Berean Standard Bible
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Proverbs 13:23 in other translations
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.
An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.
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In context
20 He who walks with the wise will become wise, but the companion of fools will be destroyed.
21 Disaster pursues sinners, but prosperity is the reward of the righteous.
22 A good man leaves an inheritance to his children’s children, but the sinner’s wealth is passed to the righteous.
23 Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
24 He who spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him disciplines him diligently.
25 A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
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