Proverbs 13:23
King James Version
7 Jun 2026
“Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.”
סָפָה
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)
מִשְׁפָּט
justice
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מִשְׁפָּט
Justice, right judgment. Mishpat. Doing what is right and fair in every situation. Let justice roll on like a river. God requires mishpat from His people.
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נִיר
the unplowed ground of
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נִיר
properly, plowing, i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed land
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רֹב
abundance of
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רֹב
abundance (in any respect)
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רוּשׁ
poor people
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רוּשׁ
to be destitute
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