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Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Proverbs 13:23

Much food is in the tillage of the poor— Much food is to the tillage of the poor; but the very substance is quite spent by want of judgment. Schultens. The LXX read, The just shall dwell in riches many years, but the unrighteous shall perish in a short time. Melancthon has it, There is much food in the furrows of the poor; and others heap up without measure; i.e. to no purpose, when a little will suffice; which, however, does not seem to be very agreeable to the Hebrew.

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See also Proverbs 13:23 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse Proverbs 13:23. THAT IS _DESTROYED FOR WANT OF JUDGMENT._] O, how much of the _poverty_ of the _poor_ arises from their own want of management! They have little or no economy, and no foresight....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    The contrast is the ever recurring one between honest poverty and dishonest wealth. “The new-plowed field of the poor is much food, but there are those, who, though rich, perish through their disregar...

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 13 THE CONTRAST: ADVANTAGE AND DISADVANTAGE The contrast in Proverbs concerning the righteous and the wicked is continued in this chapter, showing mostly the advantage of the righteous, illust...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    PROVERBS 13. This chapter has little that is fresh and no new groups of proverbs. We have a well-known reference to the weariness of waiting for a hope that comes not (Proverbs 13:12 and Proverbs 13:1...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    IN THE TILLAGE OF, &C.: i.e. with Jehovah's blessing....

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    _for want of judgment_ Rather, BY REASON OF INJUSTICE, R.V. The contrast is between substance gained by honest toil and substance lost by injustice: a poor man by hard labour makes his newly cultivate...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    TEXT Proverbs 13:18-25 18. Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction; But he that regardeth reproof shall be honored. 19. The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

    Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment. MUCH FOOD (IS IN) THE TILLAGE OF THE POOR - `in the newly tilled had of the poor;' in the land which t...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    13:23 poor; (a-9) Or 'indigent,' as ver. 8. judgment. (b-19) Or 'that is destroyed through injustice.'...

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    2. Read, 'the desire of the treacherous is for violence' (RM)....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    TILLAGE] RM 'tilled land.' FOR WANT OF JUDGMENT] RV 'by reason of injustice.' The idea is that God blesses the labour of the righteous poor, but the unjust, though they may be rich, will not flourish....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LESSONS ABOUT WISDOM PROVERBS _KEITH SIMONS_ CHAPTER 13 V1 A wise son obeys his father’s instructions. Someone who insults other people will not listen to words of correction....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    Evil people can destroy many good things. This is one reason why today many people are poor. God has given great wealth to the people of the world. God gave land, which can produce plentiful supplies...

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    TILLAGE. — Properly, _the newly-made field,_ on which much labour has been expended. The poor hardworking man, by God’s blessing, gains an abundant living, while many (rich persons) are ruined for the...

  • ETCBC data on Hebrew bible

    רָב ־אֹ֭כֶל נִ֣יר רָאשִׁ֑ים וְ יֵ֥שׁ נִ֝סְפֶּ

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 14 PRIDE AND HUMILITY "A wise son heareth his father's instruction, but a scorner heareth not rebuke."- Proverbs 13:1 “Poverty and shame shall be to him that refuseth correction, but he tha...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    Verse Proverbs 13:2. Compare this with Proverbs 12:14. As the words of a good man benefit himself as well as others, so the evil deeds of transgressors react upon themselves. Verse Proverbs 13:5. The...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    Much food [is in] the fallow ground of the (l) poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for lack of judgment. (l) God blesses the labour of the poor, and consumes their goods who are negligent, because...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Fathers. Heirs often lose their property by their misconduct. Hebrew and (Haydock) Chaldean read, "of the poor," who till their land better than those who have too large farms. (Menochius) --- Nature...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed. A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just. Much food is in t...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    THE FOLLOWING COMMENTARY COVERS CHAPTER S 10 THROUGH 31. In chapter 10 begin the details which teach those who give ear how to avoid the snares into which the simple might fall, the path to be followe...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    MUCH 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...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor: but there is [that is] destroyed for want of judgment. Ver. 23. _Much food is in the tillage of the poor._] of the poet is well known, _Laudato ingentia rur...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _Much food is in the tillage of the poor_ A poor man many times, through God's blessing upon his endeavours, makes a plentiful provision for himself and family out of a few acres of land, which he man...

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    V. 23. SUCH FOOD IS IN THE TILL-AGE OF THE POOR, that is, he who with much labor clears and breaks up land, tilling it with all diligence, will be rewarded with a rich harvest; BUT THERE IS THAT IS DE...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    MUCH FOOD IS IN THE TILLAGE OF THE POOR; poor and mean persons, by their diligent labours in tillage or other employments, and God's blessing upon them, ofttimes grow rich. DESTROYED; or, _consumed_,...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Proverbs 13:23 Much H7230 food H400 fallow H5215 poor H7218 (H8676) H7326 (H8802) lack H3808 justice...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: Proverbs contrasting good and evil. CHARACTERS: God. CONCLUSION: The destruction of sinners is unavoidable, for God's wrath pursues them, and whom God pursues is sure to be overtaken. The...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Proverbs 13:1. A _wise son heareth his father's instruction._ This maxim is in substance often repeated, it being of the last importance to hear the wisdom of a father proceeding from so much love, an...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment._ THE RESPONSIBILITY, CULTIVATION, AND HARVEST OF SMALL GIFTS Palestine was a land of small peasant propr...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 13:22 Walking with the wise (see vv. Proverbs 13:20) includes caring for children by providing both a material INHERITANCE and mo

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    PROVERBS—NOTE ON PROVERBS 13:23 The causes of poverty are complex. It can be caused by INJUSTICE and oppression (as here; compare Proverbs 22:16;...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    CRITICAL NOTES.— PROVERBS 13:23. “Tillage,” rather “fallow ground” or “a new field,” land which requires hard labour. _MAIN HOMILETICS OF Proverbs 13:23_ LAND AND ITS TILLERS I. THAT UNTILLED LAND...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION VERSE 13:1-15:19 Second section in this collection. PROVERBS 13:1 A WISE SON HEARETH HIS FATHER'S INSTRUCTION. The Authorized Version introduces the verb from the second member. The Hebr...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    In the thirteenth chapter of Proverbs, there is a continuation of the contrasting of the righteous with the wicked, the wise and the scorner, the transgressor and the good man. A wise son hears his fa...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    Ecclesiastes 5:9; Ecclesiastes 8:5; Ecclesiastes 8:6; Jeremiah 8:7;...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    The poor — Poor persons by their diligent labours, and God's blessing often grow rich. Destroyed — Or, consumed, brought to poverty, for want of discretion....

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