Verse 23

There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 12:11 : 11 He that tylleth his lande, shall haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth idlenesse is a very foole.
• Prov 28:19 : 19 He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.
• Eccl 5:9 : 9 The encrease of the earth vpholdeth all thyng: yea the kyng hym selfe is maynteyned by husbandry.
• Eccl 8:5-6 : 5 Who so kepeth the commaundement, shall feele no harme: but a wyse mans heart discerneth the tyme and iudgement. 6 For euery thing wyll haue oportunitie and iudgement: and this is the thing that maketh men full of carefulnesse and sorowe.
• Jer 8:7-9 : 7 The Storke in the ayre knoweth his appointed tyme, the Turtle doue, the Swallowe and the Crane consider the tyme of their trauayle: but my people wyll not knowe the tyme of the punishment of the Lorde. 8 Howe dare ye say then, we are wyse, we haue the lawe of the Lorde among vs? Truely in vayne hath he prepared his penne, and vainely haue the writers written it. 9 Therefore shall the wyse be confounded, they shalbe afraide and taken: for lo, they haue cast out the worde of the Lorde, what wisdome can then be among them? 10 Wherfore I wyl geue their wiues vnto aliauntes, and their fields to destroyers: For from the lowest vnto the hyest they folowe filthy lucre, and from the prophete vnto the priest they deale all with lies.
• Prov 27:18 : 18 Whoso kepeth his figge tree, shall eate the fruites thereof: so he that wayteth vpon his maister, shall come to honour.
• Prov 27:23-27 : 23 Be thou diligent to knowe the state of thy cattell thy selfe, and loke well to thy flockes. 24 For riches abideth not alway, and the crowne endureth not for euer. 25 The hay groweth, the grasse commeth vp, and hearbes are gathered in the mountaynes. 26 The lambes shall clothe thee, and for the goates thou shalt haue money to thy husbandry. 27 Thou shalt haue goates milke inough to feede thee, to vpholde thy housholde, and to sustayne thy maydens.
• Prov 12:14 : 14 Man shalbe satisfied with good thinges: by the fruite of his mouth, and after the workes of his handes shall he be rewarded.
• Ps 112:5 : 5 A good man is mercyfull and lendeth: he wyll guyde his wordes with discretion.
• Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the emmet thou sluggarde, consider her wayes, and learne to be wyse: 7 She hath no guyde, nor ouerseer, nor ruler, 8 Yet in the sommer she prouideth her meate, and gathereth her foode together in the haruest. 9 Howe long wylt thou sleepe thou sluggishe man? When wylt thou aryse out of thy sleepe? 10 Yea, sleepe on still a litle, slumber a litle, folde thyne handes together yet a litle that thou mayest sleepe: 11 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.
• Prov 11:5-6 : 5 The ryghteousnesse of the innocent ordereth his way: but the vngodly shall fall in his owne wickednesse. 6 The righteousnesse of the iust shall delyuer them: but the wicked shalbe taken in their owne vngodlynesse.