Proverbs 13:23
King James Version (KJV)
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.
World English Bible (WEB)
An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.
Proverbs 13:23 Cross References
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
As in water face answereth to face, so the heart of man to man.
Hell and destruction are never full; so the eyes of man are never satisfied.
As the fining pot for silver, and the furnace for gold; so is a man to his praise.
Though thou shouldest bray a fool in a mortar among wheat with a pestle, yet will not his foolishness depart from him.
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.
