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King James Version

Proverbs 13:25

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

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Wicked (People);   The Topic Concordance - Desire;   Righteousness;   Satisfaction;   Wickedness;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Righteousness;  

Dictionaries:

- Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Motives;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Pardon;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Proverbs, Book of;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Belly;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Dosetai;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
A righteous person eats until he is satisfied,but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
Hebrew Names Version
The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, But the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
English Standard Version
The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
New American Standard Bible
The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the wicked is in need.
New Century Version
Good people have enough to eat, but the wicked will go hungry.
New English Translation
The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked lacks food.
Amplified Bible
The [consistently] righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the wicked is in need [of bread].
World English Bible
The righteous one eats to the satisfying of his soul, But the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
Geneva Bible (1587)
The righteous eateth to the contentation of his minde: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Legacy Standard Bible
The righteous eats to the satisfaction of his soul,But the stomach of the wicked lacks.
Berean Standard Bible
A righteous man eats to his heart's content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
Contemporary English Version
If you live right, you will have plenty to eat; if you don't live right, you will go away empty.
Complete Jewish Bible
The righteous person eats his fill, but the belly of the wicked is empty.
Darby Translation
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Easy-to-Read Version
Good people will have plenty to eat, but the wicked will go hungry.
George Lamsa Translation
The righteous man eats and is satisfied; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Good News Translation
The righteous have enough to eat, but the wicked are always hungry.
Lexham English Bible
The righteous eats to satisfy his life, but the belly of the wicked will lack.
Literal Translation
The righteous eats to the satisfying of his appetite, but the belly of the wicked shall lack.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
The rightuous eateth, and is satisfied, but ye bely of the vngodly hath neuer ynough.
American Standard Version
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.
Bible in Basic English
The upright man has food to the full measure of his desire, but there will be no food for the stomach of evil-doers.
JPS Old Testament (1917)
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his desire; but the belly of the wicked shall want.
King James Version (1611)
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soule: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer enough.
Brenton's Septuagint (LXX)
A just man eats and satisfies his soul: but the souls of the ungodly are in want.
English Revised Version
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
A iust man etith, and fillith his soule; but the wombe of wickid men is vnable to be fillid.
Update Bible Version
The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.
Webster's Bible Translation
The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.
New King James Version
The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul, But the stomach of the wicked shall be in want.
New Living Translation
The godly eat to their hearts' content, but the belly of the wicked goes hungry.
New Life Bible
The man who is right with God has all the food he needs, but the stomach of the sinful man never has enough.
New Revised Standard
The righteous have enough to satisfy their appetite, but the belly of the wicked is empty.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
The righteous, eateth to satisfy his appetite, but, the belly of the lawless, shall want.
Douay-Rheims Bible
The just eateth and filleth his soul: but the belly of the wicked is never to be filled.
Revised Standard Version
The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked suffers want.
Young's Literal Translation
The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
THE MESSAGE
An appetite for good brings much satisfaction, but the belly of the wicked always wants more.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
The righteous has enough to satisfy his appetite, But the stomach of the wicked is in need.

Contextual Overview

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

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

righteous: Psalms 34:10, Psalms 37:3, Psalms 37:16, Psalms 37:18, Psalms 37:19, 1 Timothy 4:8, Hebrews 13:5

the belly: Proverbs 6:11, Proverbs 24:34, Deuteronomy 28:48, Deuteronomy 32:24, Isaiah 65:13, Isaiah 65:14, 2 Thessalonians 3:10

Reciprocal: Genesis 25:29 - and he Hosea 4:10 - they shall eat Joel 2:26 - ye shall Matthew 14:20 - were Luke 9:17 - eat

Gill's Notes on the Bible

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul,.... He is blessed with a sufficient competency to live upon; and he is contented with what he has, and uses it moderately; he has enough to eat, and is contented with his portion, and eats no more than sufficeth; he eats to the satisfying of his appetite, and no more; he does not indulge to luxury and excess: and so as to spiritual things; he eats to the satisfying of his soul, with the goodness and fatness of God's house, with the word and ordinances, with the promises of the Gospel, and with Jesus Christ, the bread of life; with these he is satisfied, as with marrow and fatness;

but the belly of the wicked shall want; not only spiritual food, which he has no appetite for, but corporeal food; he shall starve in the midst of plenty, not having a heart to put that food into his mouth, and fill his belly with it, as nature requires, through his covetousness; or, having spent his substance in rioting and wantonness, wants bread to satisfy the craving of his appetite.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Proverbs 13:25. 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.


 
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