Proverbs 13:23
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 23 | Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. | Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away. | Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| abundance of | רָב־ | rov- | H7230 | abundanceרֹב (rov) 1) multitude, abundance, greatness 1a) multitude 1a1) abundance, abundantly 1a2) numerous 1b) greatness |
| food | אֹ֭כֶל | 'O-khel | H0400 | foodאֹ֫כֶל (o.khel) 1) food 1a) cereal 1b) meat 2) food supply 3) meal, dinner |
| [the] unplowed ground of | נִ֣יר | nir | H5215 | fallow groundנִיר (nir) tillable or untilled or fallow ground |
| poor [people] | רָאשִׁ֑ים | ra-SHIM | H7326 | be poorרוּשׁ (rush) 1) to be poor, be in want, lack 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be poor 1a2) to be in want or hunger 1a3) poor man (subst) 1b)(Hithpolel) one impoverishing himself (participle) |
| and there | וְיֵ֥שׁ | ve-YESH | H3426 | there isאִיתַי (i.tay) 1) there is, there are 2) particle denoting existence |
| [is what] is swept away | נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה | nis-PEH | H5595 | to snatchסָפָה (sa.phah) 1) to sweep or snatch away, catch up, destroy, consume 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be snatched away 1a2) to sweep or snatch away 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be swept away, be destroyed 1b2) to be caught up, be captured 1c) (Hiphil) to catch up, gather |
| in not | בְּלֹ֣א | be-LO' | H3808 | notלֹא (lo) 1) not, no 1a) not (with verb-absolute prohibition) 1b) not (with modifier-negation) 1c) nothing (subst) 1d) without (with particle) 1e) before (of time) Aramaic equivalent: la (לָא "not" H3809) |
| justice | מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | mish-PAT | H4941H | justice: judgementמִשְׁפָּט (mish.pat) : judgement/punishment 1) judgment, justice, ordinance 1a) judgment 1a1) act of deciding a case 1a2) place, court, seat of judgment 1a3) process, procedure, litigation (before judges) 1a4) case, cause (presented for judgment) 1a5) sentence, decision (of judgment) 1a6) execution (of judgment) 1a7) time (of judgment) 1b) justice, right, rectitude (attributes of God or man) 1c) ordinance 1d) decision (in law) 1e) right, privilege, due (legal) 1f) proper, fitting, measure, fitness, custom, manner, plan |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.