It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice.
Proverbs 13:23 - English Standard Version 2016 The fallow ground of the poor would yield much food, but it is swept away through injustice. Matoleo zaidiKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Much food is in the tillage of the poor: But there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Much food is in the tilled land of the poor, but there are those who are destroyed because of injustice. American Standard Version (1901) Much food is in the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice. Common English Bible A poor person’s land might produce much food, but it is unjustly swept away. Catholic Public Domain Version Much nourishment is in the fallow land of the fathers. But for others, it is gathered without judgment. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Much food is in the tillage of fathers: but for others it is gathered with out judgment. |
It is well with the man who deals generously and lends; who conducts his affairs with justice.
Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.
From the fruit of his mouth a man is satisfied with good, and the work of a man’s hand comes back to him.
Whoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who guards his master will be honored.
Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
But this is gain for a land in every way: a king committed to cultivated fields.
And the elders of that city shall bring the heifer down to a valley with running water, which is neither plowed nor sown, and shall break the heifer’s neck there in the valley.