Proverbs 10:3
“The Lord will not suffer the soule of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.”
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Proverbs 10:3 Context
1The Prouerbes of Solomon: A wise sonne maketh a glad father: but a foolish sonne is the heauinesse of his mother. 2Treasures of wickednesse profit nothing: but righteousnes deliuereth from death. 3The Lord will not suffer the soule of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. 4Hee becommeth poore that dealeth with a slacke hand: but the hand of the diligent, maketh rich. 5Hee that gathereth in Summer, is a wise sonne: but hee that sleepeth in haruest, is a sonne that causeth shame.
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The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.
- King James Version
The LORD will not allow the righteous to hunger, But He will reject the craving of the wicked.
- New American Standard Version (1995)