Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 10:3 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. {the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness}”
Proverbs 10:3
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son {is} the heaviness of his mother.
Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.
The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked. {the substance...: or, the wicked for their wickedness}
He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
He that gathereth in summer {is} a wise son: {but} he that sleepeth in harvest {is} a son that causeth shame.
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