Proverbs 13:23
Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
American King James Version (AKJV)
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
Basic English Translation (BBE)
There is much food in the ploughed land of the poor; but it is taken away by wrongdoing.
Webster's Revision
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
World English Bible
An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.
English Revised Version (ERV)
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
Definitions for Proverbs 13:23
Clarke's Proverbs 13:23 Bible Commentary
That is destroyed for want of judgment - O, how much of the poverty of the poor arises from their own want of management! They have little or no economy, and no foresight. When they get any thing, they speedily spend it; and a feast and a famine make the chief varieties of their life.
Barnes's Proverbs 13:23 Bible Commentary
The contrast is the ever recurring one between honest poverty and dishonest wealth. "The new-plowed field of the poor is much food, but there are those, who, though rich, perish through their disregard of right."
Wesley's Proverbs 13:23 Bible Commentary
13:23 The poor - Poor persons by their diligent labours, and God's blessing often grow rich. Destroyed - Or, consumed, brought to poverty, for want of discretion.