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Proverbs 13

Prov. 13:23 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Much
rob (Hebrew #7230)
abundance (in any respect)
KJV usage: abundance(- antly), all, X common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), X very (age).
Pronounce: robe
Origin: from 7231
food
'okel (Hebrew #400)
food
KJV usage: eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.
Pronounce: o'-kel
Origin: from 398
is in the tillage
niyr (Hebrew #5215)
from 5214; properly, plowing, i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed land
KJV usage: fallow ground, plowing, tillage.
Pronounce: neer
Origin: or nir {neer}
of the poor
ruwsh (Hebrew #7326)
to be destitute
KJV usage: lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
Pronounce: roosh
Origin: a primitive root
ro'sh (Hebrew #7218)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
KJV usage: band, beginning, captain, chapiter, chief(-est place, man, things), company, end, X every (man), excellent, first, forefront, ((be-))head, height, (on) high(-est part, (priest)), X lead, X poor, principal, ruler, sum, top.
Pronounce: roshe
Origin: from an unused root apparently meaning to shake
: but there is
yesh (Hebrew #3426)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb (1961); there is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
KJV usage: (there) are, (he, it, shall, there, there may, there shall, there should) be, thou do, had, hast, (which) hath, (I, shalt, that) have, (he, it, there) is, substance, it (there) was, (there) were, ye will, thou wilt, wouldest.
Pronounce: yaysh
Origin: perhaps from an unused root meaning to stand out, or exist
that is destroyed
caphah (Hebrew #5595)
properly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accumulate or increase) or away (i.e. to scatter, remove, or ruin; intransitively, to perish)
KJV usage: add, augment, consume, destroy, heap, join, perish, put.
Pronounce: saw-faw'
Origin: a primitive root
for want
lo' (Hebrew #3808)
or loh (Deut. 3:11) {lo}; a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
KJV usage: X before, + or else, ere, + except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), (X as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, + surely, + as truly as, + of a truth, + verily, for want, + whether, without.
Pronounce: lo
Origin: or lowi {lo}
of judgment
mishpat (Hebrew #4941)
properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective), including the act, the place, the suit, the crime, and the penalty; abstractly, justice, including a participant's right or privilege (statutory or customary), or even a style
KJV usage: + adversary, ceremony, charge, X crime, custom, desert, determination, discretion, disposing, due, fashion, form, to be judged, judgment, just(-ice, -ly), (manner of) law(-ful), manner, measure, (due) order, ordinance, right, sentence, usest, X worthy, + wrong.
Pronounce: mish-pawt'
Origin: from 8199
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Ministry on This Verse

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food.
Prov. 12:11,14• 11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
 14A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man's hands shall be rendered unto him. (Prov. 12:11,14)
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Prov. 27:18,23‑27• 18Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honored.
 23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
 24For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
 25The hay appeareth, and the tender grass showeth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
 26The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
 27And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens. (Prov. 27:18,23‑27)
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Prov. 28:19• 19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough. (Prov. 28:19)
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Eccl. 5:9• 9Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field. (Eccl. 5:9)
destroyed.
Prov. 6:6‑11• 6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
 7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
 8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
 9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
 10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
 11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. (Prov. 6:6‑11)
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Prov. 11:5‑6• 5The righteousness of the perfect shall direct his way: but the wicked shall fall by his own wickedness.
 6The righteousness of the upright shall deliver them: but transgressors shall be taken in their own naughtiness. (Prov. 11:5‑6)
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Psa. 112:5• 5A good man showeth favor, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion. (Psa. 112:5)
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Eccl. 8:5‑6• 5Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man's heart discerneth both time and judgment.
 6Because to every purpose there is time and judgment, therefore the misery of man is great upon him. (Eccl. 8:5‑6)
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Jer. 8:7‑10• 7Yea, the stork in the heaven knoweth her appointed times; and the turtle and the crane and the swallow observe the time of their coming; but my people know not the judgment of the Lord.
 8How do ye say, We are wise, and the law of the Lord is with us? Lo, certainly in vain made he it; the pen of the scribes is in vain.
 9The wise men are ashamed, they are dismayed and taken: lo, they have rejected the word of the Lord; and what wisdom is in them?
 10Therefore will I give their wives unto others, and their fields to them that shall inherit them: for every one from the least even unto the greatest is given to covetousness, from the prophet even unto the priest every one dealeth falsely. (Jer. 8:7‑10)
• The man of small opportunities often makes the most of what he has, while the one of large privileges becomes slothful and neglectful. We may see a needed lesson here as to spiritual things? Is it not frequently the case that a brother or sister with much leisure for study and prayer, boundless opportunities for the enjoyment of ministry, oral and written, and gifted in large measure, will be found to be taking his or her ease in a careless, lethargic spirit, gaining very little real food daily, and giving out little to others? On the other hand, how much more common a thing is it to find one whose daily toil occupies most of his waking hours, and whose talents and education are alike of a mean order, yet devoting himself earnestly to using what he has, letting scarcely a moment slip by wasted, and so gathering regularly much food. (“Proverbs Thirteen” by H.A. Ironside)
• “No time for God” generally means “No heart for God,” if the full truth were told. (“Proverbs Thirteen” by H.A. Ironside)

J. N. Darby Translation

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Much food is in the tillage of the poora; but there is that is lost for want of judgmentb.

JND Translation Notes

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a
Or "indigent," as ver. 8.
b
Or "that is destroyed through injustice."