Proverbs 13:23

Bishops' Bible (1568)

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

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  • 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.

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  • Prov 13:22
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    22 He that is vertuous leaueth an heritaunce vnto his childers children, & the riches of ye sinner is layde vp for the iust.

  • Prov 22:16
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    16 Who so doth a poore man wrong, to increase his owne riches and geueth vnto the ryche, at the last commeth to pouertie hym selfe.

  • Prov 11:24
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    24 Some man geueth out his goodes and is the richer: but the niggarde hauyng inough, wyll depart from nothyng, and yet is euer in pouertie.

  • Prov 28:19
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    19 He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.

  • Prov 28:3
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    3 One poore man oppressing another by violence, is like a raging rayne that destroyeth the fruite.

  • Prov 13:7-8
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    7 Some men make them selues riche though they haue nothyng: agayne, some make them selues poore hauyng great riches.

    8 With goodes a man redeemeth his life: and the poore wyll not be reproued.

  • Prov 10:15
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    15 The riche mans goodes are his strong holde: but their owne pouertie feareth the poore.

  • Eccl 5:13-14
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    13 Yet is there a sore plague which I haue seene vnder the sunne namely riches kept to the hurt of him that hath them in possession:

    14 For oft tymes they perishe with his great miserie and trouble: and yf he haue a chylde, it getteth nothyng.

  • Job 5:5
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    5 His haruest was eaten of the hungrie, & taken from among the thornes, and the thurstie drunke vp their labour: It is not the earth that bringeth foorth iniquitie,

  • Prov 22:9
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    9 He that hath a bountifull eye, shalbe blessed: for he geueth of his bread to the poore.

  • Prov 13:24-25
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    24 He that spareth the rodde, hateth his sonne: but who so loueth hym, chasteneth hym betymes.

    25 The righteous eateth and is satisfied: but the belly of the vngodly hath neuer enough.

  • Prov 12:11
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    11 He that tylleth his lande, shall haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth idlenesse is a very foole.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6 The house of the ryghteous is full of riches: but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23 In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

  • Prov 28:8
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    8 He that by vsurie and vniust gaynes gathereth riches: he shall lay them in store for a man that will pitie the poore.

  • Prov 28:6
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    6 Better is he that walketh in his vprightnes: then he that peruerteth his wayes, and is riche.

  • Prov 28:27
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    27 He that geueth vnto the poore shall not lacke: but he that hydeth his eyes from them, shall haue many a curse.

  • Ps 37:16
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    16 A small thing that the righteous hath: is better then great riches of ye vngodly.

  • Joel 1:17
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    17 The seede is rotte vnder their cloddes, the garners are destroyed, the barnes are ouerthrowen: for the corne is withered.

  • Prov 10:3-4
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    3 The Lorde wyll not let the soule of the righteous suffer hunger: but he taketh away the richesse of the vngodly.

    4 An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.

  • Prov 14:31
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    31 He that doth a poore man wrong, blasphemeth his maker: but who so honoureth him, hath pitie on the poore.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11 Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

  • Prov 19:17
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    17 He that hath pitie vpon the poore, lendeth vnto the Lord: and looke what he layeth out, it shalbe payde hym agayne.

  • Prov 19:1
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    1 Better is the poore that liueth godly, then he that abuseth his lippes, and is a foole.

  • Prov 21:13
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    13 Who so stoppeth his eares at the crying of the poore, he shall crye hym selfe and not be hearde.

  • Amos 5:11
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    11 Forasmuch then as your treading is vpon the poore, and ye take from hym burdens of wheate: ye haue buylt houses of hewen stone, but ye shall not dwell in them: ye haue planted pleasaunt vineyardes, but ye shall not drinke wine of them.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7 The righteous considereth the cause of the poore: but the vngodly regardeth no vnderstandyng.

  • Prov 15:16
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    16 Better is a litle with the feare of the Lorde: then great treasure, and trouble therwith.

  • Job 20:21-22
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    21 There shall none of his meate be left, therefore shall no man loke for his goodes.

    22 When he had plenteousnesse of euery thing, yet was he poore, though he was helped on euery side.

  • Prov 11:26
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    26 Who so hoordeth vp his corne, shalbe cursed among the people: but blessyng shall lyght vpon his head that geueth foode.

  • Job 5:16
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    16 He is the hope of the poore, & the mouth of the wicked shalbe stopped.

  • Prov 30:14
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    14 There is a generation whose teeth are as swordes, and their chawes as knyues, to deuour the poore from of the earth, & the needy from among men.

  • Prov 16:8
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    8 Better it is to haue a litle with ryghteousnesse, then great rentes wrongfully gotten.

  • Prov 13:2
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    2 Of the fruite of a wise mans mouth shall eche man eate good thynges: but the wicked shall eate of the fruite of the transgressours.

  • Exod 23:6
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    6 Thou shalt not hinder the right of thy poore in his suite.

  • Prov 21:5
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    5 The deuises of one that is diligent, bring plenteousnesse: but he that is vnaduised, commeth vnto pouertie.

  • Prov 6:11
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    11 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.

  • Eccl 6:2
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    2 when God geueth a man riches, goodes, and honour, so that he wanteth nothyng of all that his heart can desire, and yet God geueth him not leaue to enioy the same, but another man spendeth them: This is a vayne thyng and a miserable plague.

  • Job 22:7
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    7 To such as were weery, hast thou geuen no water to drinke, & hast withdrawen bread from the hungrie.

  • Prov 20:21
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    21 The heritage that commeth hastylye at the first, shall not be blessed at the ende.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26 He coueteth greedyly all day long: but the righteous geueth and spareth not.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15 Slouthfulnesse bryngeth sleepe, and a soule accustomed with craft, shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 14:20
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    20 The poore is hated euen of his owne neyghbours: but the riche hath many frendes.

  • Isa 3:14
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    14 The Lorde shall enter into iudgement with the elders and princes of his people, and shall say to them: It is ye that haue burnt vp my vineyarde, the spoyle of the poore is in your houses.

  • Prov 24:34
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    34 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed man.