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Proverbs 13:23

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Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

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  1. Proverbs 13:21

    Evil pursueth sinners: but to the righteous good shall be repayed.

  2. Proverbs 13:22

    A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children’s children: and the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the just.

  3. Proverbs 13:24

    He that spareth his rod hateth his son: but he that loveth him chasteneth him betimes.

  4. Proverbs 13:25

    The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul: but the belly of the wicked shall want.

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Scripture: King James Version (KJV), English, 66-book canon. The quotation retains the wording and numbering of our source corpus.