Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

New American Standard Bible

The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger,
But He will reject the craving of the wicked.

King James Version

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

Holman Bible

The Lord will not let the righteous go hungry,
but He denies the wicked what they crave.

International Standard Version

The LORD won't cause the righteous to hunger, but he will reject what the wicked crave.

A Conservative Version

LORD will not allow the soul of a righteous man to famish, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

American Standard Version

Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

Amplified


The Lord will not allow the righteous to hunger [God will meet all his needs],
But He will reject and cast away the craving of the wicked.

Darby Translation

Jehovah suffereth not the soul of the righteous man to famish; but he repelleth the craving of the wicked.

Julia Smith Translation

Jehovah will not cause the soul of the just one to hunger: and he will thrust away the desire of the unjust

King James 2000

The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casts away the desire of the wicked.

Lexham Expanded Bible

Yahweh will not cause a righteous person to go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he will thwart.

Modern King James verseion

Jehovah will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry; but He casts away the desire of the wicked.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The LORD will not let the soul of the righteous suffer hunger; but he putteth the ungodly from his desire.

NET Bible

The Lord satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

New Heart English Bible

The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

The Emphasized Bible

Yahweh, suffereth not to famish, the soul of the righteous, but, the desire of the lawless, he thrusteth away.

Webster

The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

World English Bible

Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

Youngs Literal Translation

Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
The Lord

Usage: 0

will not suffer
רעב 
Ra`eb 
Usage: 13

the soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

of the righteous
צדּיק 
Tsaddiyq 
Usage: 206

to famish
רעב 
Ra`eb 
Usage: 13

but he casteth away
הדף 
Hadaph 
Usage: 11

References

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

2 Wealth which comes from sin is of no profit, but righteousness gives salvation from death. 3 The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers. 4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.


Cross References

Psalm 34:9-10

Keep yourselves in the fear of the Lord, all you his saints; for those who do so will have no need of anything.

Psalm 37:25

I have been young, and now am old, but I have not seen the good man without help, or his children looking for bread.

Matthew 6:30-33

But if God gives such clothing to the grass of the field, which is here today and tomorrow is put into the oven, will he not much more give you clothing, O you of little faith?

Job 5:20

When there is need of food he will keep you from death, and in war from the power of the sword.

Job 20:5-8

That the pride of the sinner is short, and the joy of the evil-doer but for a minute?

Job 20:20-22

There is no peace for him in his wealth, and no salvation for him in those things in which he took delight.

Job 20:28

The produce of his house is taken away into another country, like things given into the hands of others in the day of wrath.

Psalm 10:14

You have seen it; for your eyes are on sorrow and grief, to take it into your hand: the poor man puts his faith in you; you have been the helper of the child who has no father.

Psalm 33:19

To keep their souls from death; and to keep them living in time of need.

Psalm 37:3

Have faith in the Lord, and do good; be at rest in the land, and go after righteousness.

Psalm 37:19

They will not be shamed in the evil time, and in the days when all are in need of food they will have enough.

Psalm 112:10

The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.

Proverbs 14:32

The sinner is overturned in his evil-doing, but the upright man has hope in his righteousness.

Isaiah 33:16

He will have a place on high: he will be safely shut in by the high rocks: his bread will be given to him; his waters will be certain.

Habakkuk 2:6-8

Will not all these take up a word of shame against him and a bitter saying against him, and say, A curse on him who goes on taking what is not his and is weighted down with the property of debtors!

Zephaniah 1:18

Even their silver and their gold will not be able to keep them safe in the day of the Lord's wrath; but all the land will be burned up in the fire of his bitter wrath: for he will put an end, even suddenly, to all who are living in the land.

Luke 12:22-24

And he said to his disciples, For this reason I say to you, Take no thought for your life, about what food you will take, or for your body, how it may be clothed.

Luke 12:31

But let your chief care be for his kingdom, and these other things will be given to you in addition.

Hebrews 13:5-6

Be free from the love of money and pleased with the things which you have; for he himself has said, I will be with you at all times.

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