Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

General references

Bible References

Righteous

Psalm 34:10
Young lions lack and go hungry, but those who seek the LORD will never lack any good thing.
Psalm 37:3
Trust in the LORD and do good. Dwell in the land and feed on faithfulness.
1 Timothy 4:8
Physical exercise is of limited value, but Godliness is very dear, a pledge of life, both there and here.
Hebrews 13:5
Keep your lives free from the love of money, and be content with what you have, for God has said, "I will never leave you or abandon you."

The belly

Proverbs 6:11
and your poverty will come on you like a bandit and your desperation like an armed man.
Proverbs 24:34
Then your poverty will come upon you like a robber, your need like an armed bandit.
Deuteronomy 28:48
you'll serve your enemies whom the LORD your God will send against you. You will serve in famine and in drought, in nakedness, and in lack of everything. They'll set a yoke of iron upon your neck until they have exterminated you.
Deuteronomy 32:24
Emaciated from famine, feverish from plague, and destroyed by bitterness, I'll send fanged beasts against them, along with poisonous snakes that glide through the dust.
Isaiah 65:13
Therefore, this is what the LORD says: "See, my servants will eat, but you'll go hungry; my servants will drink, but you'll go thirsty; my servants will rejoice, but you'll be put to shame.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
While we were with you, we gave this order: "If anyone doesn't want to work, he shouldn't eat."

General references

Psalm 37:16
Better is the little that the righteous have than the abundance of many wicked people.

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