Proverbs 10:3

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

World English Bible

Learn

Your notes

Private to you. Anything you write on this verse, here or while reading, shows up here and in My study.

WEBBE

The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

BSB

The LORD does not let the righteous go hungry, but He denies the craving of the wicked.

KJV

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

ASV

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

BBE

The Lord will not let the upright be in need of food, but he puts far from him the desire of the evil-doers.

Tap a word to see what it means and everywhere else it's used.

Matthew Henry · Verses 2–3

Though the righteous may be poor, the Lord will not suffer him to want what is needful for spiritual life.

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.