KJVThe Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.
The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.
Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous [man] to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked.
Proverbs — Hebrew Scriptures (Old Testament).
P R O V E R B S CHAP. X. Hitherto we have been in the porch or preface to the proverbs, here they begin. They are short but weighty sentences; most of them are distichs, two sentences in one verse, illustrating each other; but it is seldom that there…