Proverbs 13:25

25 The righteous eats to satisfy his life, but the belly of the wicked will lack.

Proverbs 13:25 Meaning and Commentary

Proverbs 13:25

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul
He is blessed with a sufficient competency to live upon; and he is contented with what he has, and uses it moderately; he has enough to eat, and is contented with his portion, and eats no more than sufficeth; he eats to the satisfying of his appetite, and no more; he does not indulge to luxury and excess: and so as to spiritual things; he eats to the satisfying of his soul, with the goodness and fatness of God's house, with the word and ordinances, with the promises of the Gospel, and with Jesus Christ, the bread of life; with these he is satisfied, as with marrow and fatness; but the belly of the wicked shall want;
not only spiritual food, which he has no appetite for, but corporeal food; he shall starve in the midst of plenty, not having a heart to put that food into his mouth, and fill his belly with it, as nature requires, through his covetousness; or, having spent his substance in rioting and wantonness, wants bread to satisfy the craving of his appetite.

Proverbs 13:25 In-Context

23 [There is] much food [in] the field of the poor, but {it is swept away} by {injustice}.
24 He who withholds his rod hates his child, but he who loves him {gives him} discipline.
25 The righteous eats to satisfy his life, but the belly of the wicked will lack.

Footnotes 1

  • [a]. Or "soul," or "inner self"
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