Proverbs 13:23
An unplowed field owned by the poor could produce much food, but it is swept away by injustice.This verse in the real world
In what words
- נִירnîyrproperly, plowing, i.e. (concretely) freshly plowed land
- סָפָהçâphâhproperly, to scrape (literally, to shave; but usually figuratively) together (i.e. to accu
- רוּשׁrûwshto be destitute
- אֹכֶלʼôkelfood
- לֹאlôʼnot (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
- יֵשׁyêshthere is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
- רֹבrôbabundance (in any respect)
- רֹאשׁrôʼshthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 12:11, Pro 28:19, Ecc 5:9, Ecc 8:5–6, Psa 112:5, Pro 27:23–27, Pro 27:18, Pro 6:6–11