Proverbs 13 · Verse 25

Proverbs 13:25

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

Proverbs 13:25 in other translations

BSBA righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
WEBThe righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
ASVThe righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.
YLTThe righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
DARBYThe righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
BBEThe upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
WebsterThe righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

What does Proverbs 13:25 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
25. The comparative temporal prosperity of the righteous and wicked, rather than contentment and discontent, is noted.

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 To the satisfying of his soul - His desires are all moderate; he is contented with his circumstances, and is pleased with the lot which God is pleased to send. The wicked, though he use all shifts and expedients to acquire earthly good, not sticking even at rapine and wrong, is frequently in real want, and always dissatisfied with his portion. A contented mind is a continual feast. At such feasts he eats not.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary
It is the misery of the wicked, that even their sensual appetites are always craving. The righteous feeds on the word and ordinances, to the satisfying of his soul with the promises of the gospel, and the Lord Jesus Christ, who is the Bread of life.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

Proverbs 13:25 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

צַדִּ֗יקtza.Dika righteous [person]H6662
אֹ֭כֵל'O.khel[is] eatingH398
לְשֹׂ֣בַעle.Soa'to [the] satiety ofH7648
נַפְשׁ֑וֹnaf.Shoappetite hisH5315
וּבֶ֖טֶןu.Ve.tenand [the] belly ofH990
רְשָׁעִ֣יםre.sha.'Imwicked [people]H7563
תֶּחְסָֽר\׃\ \פtech.Sarit is lackingH2637

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Cross references for Proverbs 13:25

  • Psalms 34:10

    The young lions do lack, and suffer hunger: but they that seek the Lord shall not want any good thing.

  • Proverbs 10:3

    The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

  • Hebrews 13:5

    Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.

  • 1 Timothy 4:8

    For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.

  • Deuteronomy 32:24

    They shall be burnt with hunger, and devoured with burning heat, and with bitter destruction: I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, with the poison of serpents of the dust.

  • Proverbs 6:11

    So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

  • Psalms 37:18-19

    The Lord knoweth the days of the upright: and their inheritance shall be for ever. They shall not be ashamed in the evil time: and in the days of famine they shall be satisfied.

  • Deuteronomy 28:48

    Therefore shalt thou serve thine enemies which the Lord shall send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of all things: and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee.

  • Psalms 37:3

    Trust in the Lord, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed.

  • 2 Thessalonians 3:10

    For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

  • Proverbs 24:34

    So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

  • Psalms 37:16

    A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
righteous.
Ps 34:10; 37:3,16,18,19; 1Ti 4:8; Heb 13:5
the belly.
6:11; 24:34; De 28:48; 32:24; Isa 65:13,14; 2Th 3:10

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Context

  • Proverbs 13:24

    He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  • Proverbs 13:25

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

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Proverbs 13:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		El justo come hasta saciar su alma: mas el vientre de los impíos tendrá necesidad.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Le juste mange pour le rassasiement de son âme, mais le ventre des méchants aura disette.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Der Gerechte ißt bis zur Sättigung seiner Seele, aber der Leib der Gesetzlosen muß darben.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Justus comedit et replet animam suam; venter autem impiorum insaturabilis.