Proverbs 13:25 - Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Bible Comments

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

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul - (Proverbs 10:3,) by the blessing and kind providence of God. The little which the just have is, as it were, much, because they are content with their lot, and receive all things from the hand of the Lord. The Lord will always provide for them what is for their true good.

But the belly of the wicked shall want. They are never satisfied, because they do not measure their desires by nature, but by their opinion, which is boundless (Mariana). Also, the Lord shall punish them, either here or hereafter, by giving them up to insatiable lust, without the means of gratifying it.

Proverbs 13:25

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