Proverbs 13:23
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
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Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.
KJV
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.
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Commentary
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8 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| רָב־ | rov- | abundance of | H7230 → |
| אֹ֭כֶל | 'O.khel | food | H400 → |
| נִ֣יר | nir | [the] unplowed ground of | H5215 → |
| רָאשִׁ֑ים | ra.Shim | poor [people] | H7326 → |
| וְיֵ֥שׁ | ve.Yesh | and there | H3426 → |
| נִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה | nis.Peh | [is what] is swept away | H5595 → |
| בְּלֹ֣א | be.Lo' | in not | H3808 → |
| מִשְׁפָּֽט׃ | mish.Pat | justice | H4941 → |
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