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Proverbs 13:23
Proverbs 13:23
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Proverbs 13 — OverviewProverbs 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMoral Maxims.Proverbs 13 — OverviewProverbs 13 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 13 continues Solomon's collection of sharp, contrasting wisdom sayings. The chapter holds together a consistent theme: how we speak, work, and respond to correction shapes our whole life. The wise person…Proverbs 13:23Proverbs 13:23 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleSee 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…Proverbs 13:23Proverbs 13:23 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleMuch food [is in] the tillage of the poor,.... The poor are generally employed in tilling land; from whose labours in ploughing and sowing much food arises to men, bread to the eater, and seed to the sower: or a poor…Proverbs 13:23Proverbs 13:23 · Little Bible — for children and parentsThe land of the poor, when properly tended with wisdom, can yield abundant food. This is encouraging: circumstances do not determine outcome as much as wisdom and good judgment do. But poor judgment can destroy even…