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New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, But it is swept away by injustice.GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
When poor people are able to plow, there is much food, but a person is swept away where there is no justice. King James Bible
Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. Jump to Previous Occurrence
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Abundance Abundant Consumed Destroyed Fallow Field Fields Food Ground Injustice Judgment People's Ploughed Poor Produce Reason Righteousness Substance Sweeps Swept Tillage Want Yields Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary Verse 23 See here, 1. How a small estate may be improved by industry, so that a man, by making the best of every thing, may live comfortably upon it: Much food is in the tillage of the poor, the poor farmers, that have but a little, but take pains with that little and husband it well. Many make it an excuse for their idleness that they have but a little to work on, a very little to be doing with; but the less compass the field is of the more let the skill and labour of the owner be employed about it, and it will turn to a very good account. Let him dig, and he needs not beg. 2. How a great estate may be ruined by indiscretion: There is that has a great deal, but it is destroyed and brought to nothing for want of judgment, that is, prudence in the management of it. Men over-build themselves or over-buy themselves, keep greater company, or a better table, or more servants, than they can afford, suffer what they have to go to decay and do not make the most of it; by taking up money themselves, or being bound for others, their estates are sunk, their families reduced, and all for want of judgment. New American Standard Bible Copyright © 1960, 1962, 1963, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1995 by The Lockman Foundation, La Habra, Calif. All rights reserved. For Permission to Quote Information visit http://www.lockman.org. GOD'S WORD® is a copyrighted work of God's Word to the Nations. Quotations are used by permission. Copyright 1995 by God's Word to the Nations. All rights reserved. Alphabetical: A abundant away but by fallow field food ground in injustice is it man's may of poor produce sweeps swept the Bible Browser | 
