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class="vheadingv"><b>Verse</b><a href="/bsb/proverbs/10.htm" class="clickchap" style="color:#001320" title="Click any translation name for full chapter">  (Click for Chapter)</a></div><div id="par"><span class="versiontext"><a href="/niv/proverbs/10.htm">New International Version</a></span><br />The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nlt/proverbs/10.htm">New Living Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will not let the godly go hungry, but he refuses to satisfy the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/esv/proverbs/10.htm">English Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/10.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/proverbs/10.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nkjv/proverbs/10.htm">New King James Version</a></span><br />The LORD will not allow the righteous soul to famish, But He casts away the desire of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb_/proverbs/10.htm">New American Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will not allow the righteous to hunger, But He will reject the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/proverbs/10.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />The LORD will not allow the righteous to hunger, But He will reject the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/proverbs/10.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />The LORD will not allow the righteous to hunger, But He will thrust <i>aside</i> the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/proverbs/10.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to hunger, But He will push away the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/proverbs/10.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will not allow the righteous to hunger [God will meet all his needs], But He will reject <i>and</i> cast away the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/proverbs/10.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but he denies the wicked what they crave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/proverbs/10.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the wicked what they crave. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/proverbs/10.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/proverbs/10.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />If you obey the LORD, you won't go hungry; if you are wicked, God won't let you have what you want. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/proverbs/10.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/proverbs/10.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will not allow a righteous person to starve, but he intentionally ignores the desires of a wicked person.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/proverbs/10.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will not let good people go hungry, but he will keep the wicked from getting what they want. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/proverbs/10.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD won't cause the righteous to hunger, but he will reject what the wicked crave.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/proverbs/10.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/proverbs/10.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/proverbs/10.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/proverbs/10.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/proverbs/10.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/proverbs/10.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />YHWH does not cause the soul of the righteous to hunger, "" And He thrusts away the desire of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/proverbs/10.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/proverbs/10.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />Jehovah will not cause the soul of the just one to hunger: and he will thrust away the desire of the unjust.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/proverbs/10.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />The Lord will not afflict the soul of the just with famine, and he will disappoint the deceitful practices of the wicked. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/proverbs/10.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />The Lord will not afflict with famine the soul of the just, and he will overthrow the treacheries of the impious.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/proverbs/10.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />The LORD does not let the just go hungry, but the craving of the wicked he thwarts. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/proverbs/10.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/proverbs/10.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; but he casts away the substance of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hpbt/proverbs/10.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a></span><br />For LORD JEHOVAH will not famish the soul of the righteous, but the property of the evil he demolishes.<div class="vheading2"><b>OT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/jps/proverbs/10.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a></span><br />The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But He thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/sep/proverbs/10.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a></span><br />The Lord will not famish a righteous soul: but he will overthrow the life of the ungodly.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/proverbs/10-3.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/kpUA5ZltBeQ?start=1676" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/proverbs/10.htm">Solomon's Proverbs: The Wise Son</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">2</span>Ill-gotten treasures profit nothing, but righteousness brings deliverance from death. <span class="reftext">3</span><span class="highl"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">The LORD</a> <a href="/hebrew/5315.htm" title="5315: ne·p̄eš (N-fs) -- From naphash; properly, a breathing creature, i.e. Animal of vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense."></a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">does not</a> <a href="/hebrew/6662.htm" title="6662: ṣad·dîq (Adj-ms) -- Just, righteous. From tsadaq; just.">let the righteous</a> <a href="/hebrew/7456.htm" title="7456: yar·‘îḇ (V-Hifil-Imperf-3ms) -- To be hungry. A primitive root; to hunger.">go hungry,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1920.htm" title="1920: yeh·dōp̄ (V-Qal-Imperf-3ms) -- To thrust, drive, push. A prim root; to push away or down.">but He denies</a> <a href="/hebrew/1942.htm" title="1942: wə·haw·waṯ (Conj-w:: N-fsc) -- Desire, chasm, destruction. From hava'; desire; also ruin.">the craving</a> <a href="/hebrew/7563.htm" title="7563: rə·šā·‘îm (Adj-mp) -- Wicked, criminal. From rasha'; morally wrong; concretely, an bad person.">of the wicked.</a> </span><span class="reftext">4</span>Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a></span><br />Young lions go lacking and hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/6-31.htm">Matthew 6:31-33</a></span><br />Therefore do not worry, saying, ‘What shall we eat?’ or ‘What shall we drink?’ or ‘What shall we wear?’ / For the Gentiles strive after all these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. / But seek first the kingdom of God and His righteousness, and all these things will be added unto you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Psalm 37:25</a></span><br />I once was young and now am old, yet never have I seen the righteous abandoned or their children begging for bread.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/philippians/4-19.htm">Philippians 4:19</a></span><br />And my God will supply all your needs according to His glorious riches in Christ Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/23-1.htm">Psalm 23:1</a></span><br />A Psalm of David. The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/12-22.htm">Luke 12:22-24</a></span><br />Then Jesus said to His disciples, “Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. / For life is more than food, and the body more than clothes. / Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storehouse or barn; yet God feeds them. How much more valuable you are than the birds!<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/84-11.htm">Psalm 84:11</a></span><br />For the LORD God is a sun and a shield; the LORD gives grace and glory; He withholds no good thing from those who walk with integrity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/5-6.htm">Matthew 5:6</a></span><br />Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be filled.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/145-15.htm">Psalm 145:15-16</a></span><br />The eyes of all look to You, and You give them their food in season. / You open Your hand and satisfy the desire of every living thing.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_peter/5-7.htm">1 Peter 5:7</a></span><br />Cast all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/37-19.htm">Psalm 37:19</a></span><br />In the time of evil they will not be ashamed, and in the days of famine they will be satisfied.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/8-32.htm">Romans 8:32</a></span><br />He who did not spare His own Son but gave Him up for us all, how will He not also, along with Him, freely give us all things?<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/111-5.htm">Psalm 111:5</a></span><br />He provides food for those who fear Him; He remembers His covenant forever.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_corinthians/9-8.htm">2 Corinthians 9:8</a></span><br />And God is able to make all grace abound to you, so that in all things, at all times, having all that you need, you will abound in every good work.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/psalms/132-15.htm">Psalm 132:15</a></span><br />I will bless her with abundant provisions; I will satisfy her poor with bread.</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casts away the substance of the wicked.</p><p class="hdg">will</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/5-20.htm">Job 5:20</a></b></br> In famine he shall redeem thee from death: and in war from the power of the sword.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/10-14.htm">Psalm 10:14</a></b></br> Thou hast seen <i>it</i>; for thou beholdest mischief and spite, to requite <i>it</i> with thy hand: the poor committeth himself unto thee; thou art the helper of the fatherless.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/psalms/33-19.htm">Psalm 33:19</a></b></br> To deliver their soul from death, and to keep them alive in famine.</p><p class="hdg">but</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/job/20-5.htm">Job 20:5-8,20-22,28</a></b></br> That the triumphing of the wicked <i>is</i> short, and the joy of the hypocrite <i>but</i> for a moment? … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/habakkuk/2-6.htm">Habakkuk 2:6-8</a></b></br> Shall not all these take up a parable against him, and a taunting proverb against him, and say, Woe to him that increaseth <i>that which is</i> not his! how long? and to him that ladeth himself with thick clay! … </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/zephaniah/1-18.htm">Zephaniah 1:18</a></b></br> Neither their silver nor their gold shall be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD'S wrath; but the whole land shall be devoured by the fire of his jealousy: for he shall make even a speedy riddance of all them that dwell in the land.</p><p class="hdg">the substance of the wicked</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/proverbs/14-32.htm">Proverbs 14:32</a></b></br> The wicked is driven away in his wickedness: but the righteous hath hope in his death.</p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/proverbs/6-4.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/psalms/147-17.htm">Casteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-1.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/psalms/106-14.htm">Craving</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-11.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-25.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-11.htm">Famish</a> <a href="/proverbs/5-8.htm">Far</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-17.htm">Food</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-30.htm">Need</a> <a href="/proverbs/6-5.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/proverbs/3-11.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-36.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/proverbs/8-21.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-12.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/psalms/121-3.htm">Suffereth</a> <a href="/job/32-13.htm">Thrusteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Thrusts</a> <a href="/psalms/146-9.htm">Thwarts</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-9.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/proverbs/9-7.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/ecclesiastes/5-6.htm">Allow</a> <a href="/proverbs/19-15.htm">Casteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-5.htm">Causeth</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-6.htm">Craving</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-24.htm">Desire</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-30.htm">Evil-Doers</a> <a href="/zephaniah/2-11.htm">Famish</a> <a href="/proverbs/15-29.htm">Far</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-21.htm">Food</a> <a href="/proverbs/16-26.htm">Hunger</a> <a href="/proverbs/13-25.htm">Hungry</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-15.htm">Need</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Puts</a> <a href="/isaiah/7-15.htm">Reject</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-6.htm">Righteous</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-17.htm">Soul</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-27.htm">Substance</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Suffer</a> <a href="/proverbs/11-15.htm">Suffereth</a> <a href="/job/32-13.htm">Thrusteth</a> <a href="/proverbs/12-18.htm">Thrusts</a> <a href="/job/5-12.htm">Thwarts</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-6.htm">Upright</a> <a href="/proverbs/10-6.htm">Wicked</a><div class="vheading2">Proverbs 10</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/proverbs/10-1.htm">Proverbs of Solomon: observations of moral virtues, and their contrary vices</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/10.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/proverbs/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/proverbs/10.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry</b><br>This phrase emphasizes God's provision and care for those who live according to His will. In biblical context, righteousness is often associated with living in accordance with God's commandments and seeking His wisdom. The promise of not going hungry can be understood both physically and spiritually. In the Old Testament, God provided manna for the Israelites in the wilderness (Exodus 16), demonstrating His ability to meet physical needs. Spiritually, Jesus, the Bread of Life (<a href="/john/6-35.htm">John 6:35</a>), fulfills the deeper hunger for righteousness and spiritual sustenance. This assurance reflects God's covenant faithfulness, as seen in <a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Psalm 37:25</a>, where David observes that the righteous are not forsaken or left begging for bread.<p><b>but He denies the craving of the wicked</b><br>This part of the verse contrasts the fate of the wicked with that of the righteous. The term "craving" suggests a deeper, insatiable desire that goes beyond mere physical hunger, often linked to greed, lust, or other sinful desires. In biblical history, the wicked are frequently depicted as those who reject God's laws and pursue their own selfish ambitions. The denial of their cravings can be seen as a form of divine justice, where God allows the consequences of their actions to unfold. This is echoed in <a href="/psalms/34-10.htm">Psalm 34:10</a>, where those who seek the Lord lack no good thing, implying that those who do not seek Him will find their desires unfulfilled. Theologically, this reflects the principle that true satisfaction and fulfillment come from God alone, and those who turn away from Him will ultimately find their pursuits empty.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_lord.htm">The LORD</a></b><br>The covenant name of God, Yahweh, emphasizing His eternal and unchanging nature. In this context, He is portrayed as the provider and sustainer of the righteous.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_righteous.htm">The Righteous</a></b><br>Those who live in accordance with God's will and commandments. In the Hebrew context, "righteous" (tzaddik) refers to individuals who are just and morally upright.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_wicked.htm">The Wicked</a></b><br>Those who live in opposition to God's will. The Hebrew word for "wicked" (rasha) implies guilt and wrongdoing.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_provision_for_the_righteous.htm">Divine Provision for the Righteous</a></b><br>God is faithful to provide for those who live according to His will. This provision may not always be material but includes spiritual sustenance and peace.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/the_consequences_of_wickedness.htm">The Consequences of Wickedness</a></b><br>The cravings of the wicked are denied, highlighting the futility of living in opposition to God. This serves as a warning against pursuing selfish desires.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/t/trust_in_god's_timing.htm">Trust in God's Timing</a></b><br>The righteous are called to trust in God's timing and methods of provision, understanding that His ways are higher than ours.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/c/contentment_in_god's_provision.htm">Contentment in God's Provision</a></b><br>Believers are encouraged to find contentment in what God provides, recognizing that He knows what is best for us.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/pursuing_righteousness.htm">Pursuing Righteousness</a></b><br>The pursuit of righteousness should be a priority, as it aligns us with God's promises and blessings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_proverbs_10.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Proverbs 10</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/how_reconcile_proverbs_10_3_with_starving_believers.htm">Proverbs 10:3 claims God prevents the righteous from going hungry—how do we reconcile this with starving believers throughout history? </a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what's_the_bible_say_on_famine's_impact.htm">How does the Bible describe famine's impact?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/who_is_a_ransom_for_whom.htm">Who is a ransom for whom? Mark 10:45 and I Timothy 2:5-6 say Christ is a ransom for many/all. Proverbs 21:18 says the wicked is a ransom for the righteous.</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/why_do_faithful_believers_face_hunger.htm">If Proverbs 13:25 suggests the righteous will always have enough to eat, what explains faithful believers who endure hunger or famine?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/proverbs/10.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(3) <span class= "bld">The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish.--</span>Comp. David's experience (<a href="/psalms/37-25.htm" title="I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging bread.">Psalm 37:25</a>), and the great promise of our Lord to those who "seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness" (<a href="/matthew/6-33.htm" title="But seek you first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added to you.">Matthew 6:33</a>). (Comp. also below, <a href="/proverbs/13-25.htm" title="The righteous eats to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.">Proverbs 13:25</a>.)<p><span class= "bld">He casteth away the substance of the wicked.</span>--Rather, <span class= "ital">He repels </span>(the word is used in <a href="/2_kings/4-27.htm" title="And when she came to the man of God to the hill, she caught him by the feet: but Gehazi came near to thrust her away. And the man of God said, Let her alone; for her soul is vexed within her: and the LORD has hid it from me, and has not told me.">2Kings 4:27</a>, of Gehazi "thrusting away" the Shunammite) <span class= "ital">the eager, passionate desire of the wicked. </span>However much they long for it, they get it not, "because they ask amiss" (<a href="/james/4-3.htm" title="You ask, and receive not, because you ask amiss, that you may consume it on your lusts.">James 4:3</a>). . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/proverbs/10.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 3.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish</span> (comp. <a href="/proverbs/19-23.htm">Proverbs 19:23</a>). The soul is the life (comp. <a href="/proverbs/13-25.htm">Proverbs 13:25</a>). So the psalmist says (<a href="/psalms/37-25.htm">Psalm 37:25</a>), "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread." Christ speaks of the providence that watches over the lower creatures, and draws thence a lesson of trust in his care of man. concluding, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you" (<a href="/matthew/6-26.htm">Matthew 6:26, 33</a>). <span class="cmt_word">But he casteth away the substance of the wicked;</span> Septuagint, "He will overthrew the life of the wicked;" Vulgate, "He overturns the plots of sinners." The word rendered "substance" (<span class="accented">havvah</span>) is better understood as "desire." God frustrates the eager longing (for food or other good things) of the wicked; they are never satisfied, and get no real enjoyment out of what they crave (comp. <a href="/proverbs/13-25.htm">Proverbs 13:25</a>). <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/proverbs/10-3.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div><span class="word">The LORD</span><br /><span class="heb">יְ֭הוָה</span> <span class="translit">(Yah·weh)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - proper - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> </span><span class="str2">LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel</span><br /><br /><span class="word">does not</span><br /><span class="heb">לֹֽא־</span> <span class="translit">(lō-)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adverb - Negative particle<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> </span><span class="str2">Not, no</span><br /><br /><span class="word">let the righteous</span><br /><span class="heb">צַדִּ֑יק</span> <span class="translit">(ṣad·dîq)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6662.htm">Strong's 6662: </a> </span><span class="str2">Just, righteous</span><br /><br /><span class="word">go hungry,</span><br /><span class="heb">יַרְעִ֣יב</span> <span class="translit">(yar·‘îḇ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7456.htm">Strong's 7456: </a> </span><span class="str2">To be hungry</span><br /><br /><span class="word">but He denies</span><br /><span class="heb">יֶהְדֹּֽף׃</span> <span class="translit">(yeh·dōp̄)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1920.htm">Strong's 1920: </a> </span><span class="str2">To thrust, drive, push</span><br /><br /><span class="word">the craving</span><br /><span class="heb">וְהַוַּ֖ת</span> <span class="translit">(wə·haw·waṯ)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1942.htm">Strong's 1942: </a> </span><span class="str2">Desire, chasm, destruction</span><br /><br /><span class="word">of the wicked.</span><br /><span class="heb">רְשָׁעִ֣ים</span> <span class="translit">(rə·šā·‘îm)</span><br /><span class="parse">Adjective - masculine plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_7563.htm">Strong's 7563: </a> </span><span class="str2">Wrong, an, bad person</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/proverbs/10-3.htm">Proverbs 10:3 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/proverbs/10-3.htm">OT Poetry: Proverbs 10:3 Yahweh will not allow the soul (Prov. 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