Proverbs 10:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)

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

Proverbs 10:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Proverbs 10:3 in 6 Bible Translations

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Proverbs 10:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

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

Proverbs 10:3 — World English Bible

Proverbs 10:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

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

Proverbs 10:3 — American Standard Version

Proverbs 10:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

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

Proverbs 10:3 — Young's Literal Translation

Proverbs 10:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

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

Proverbs 10:3 — Darby Translation

Proverbs 10:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“The Lord will not famish the soule of the righteous: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.”

Proverbs 10:3 — Geneva Bible

Proverbs 10:3 in Context — Proverbs 10

1 The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish son is the heaviness of his mother.

2 Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

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

4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

5 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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What Does Proverbs 10:3 Mean?

Proverbs 10:3 is a verse from the Book of Proverbs, part of the Old Testament. It appears in Proverbs chapter 10. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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