Proverbs 13:23
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Abundantרָב־
(rav-)
7230: multitude, abundance, greatnessfrom rabab
foodאֹ֭כֶל
(o·chel)
400: foodfrom akal
[is in] the fallow groundנִ֣יר
(nir)
5215b: tillable, untilled, or fallow groundfrom nir
of the poor,רָאשִׁ֑ים
(ra·shim;)
7326: to be in want or poora prim. root
But it is swept awayנִ֝סְפֶּ֗ה
(nis·peh)
5595: to sweep or snatch away, catch upa prim. root
by injustice.בְּלֹ֣א
(be·lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb


















KJV Lexicon
Much
rob  (robe)
abundance (in any respect) -- abundance(-antly), all, common (sort), excellent, great(-ly, -ness, number), huge, be increased, long, many, more in number, most, much, multitude, plenty(-ifully), very (age).
food
'okel  (o'-kel)
food -- eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.
is in the tillage
niyr  (neer)
plowing, i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed land -- fallow ground, plowing, tillage.
of the poor
ro'sh  (roshe)
the head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)
ruwsh  (roosh)
to be destitute -- lack, needy, (make self) poor (man).
but there is
yesh  (yaysh)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are
that is destroyed
caphah  (saw-faw')
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)
for want
lo'  (lo)
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles (as follows)
of judgment
mishpat  (mish-pawt')
a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, individual or collective
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, But it is swept away by injustice.

King James Bible
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The uncultivated field of the poor yields abundant food, but without justice, it is swept away.

International Standard Version
The field of the poor may produce much food, but it can be swept away through injustice.

NET Bible
There is abundant food in the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Those who do not see the way of life for themselves destroy many years of wealth, and some are destroyed utterly.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When poor people are able to plow, there is much food, but a person is swept away where there is no justice.

King James 2000 Bible
Much food is in the fallow ground of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for lack of justice.
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