Proverbs 10:3

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The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

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Referenced Verses

  • Ps 37:25 : 25 I was once young, now I am old. I have never seen a godly man abandoned, or his children forced to search for food.
  • Ps 34:9-9 : 9 Fear the LORD, you chosen people of his, for those who fear him lack nothing! 10 Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.
  • Matt 6:30-33 : 30 And if this is how God clothes the wild grass, which is here today and tomorrow is tossed into the fire to heat the oven, won’t he clothe you even more, you people of little faith? 31 So then, don’t worry saying,‘What will we eat?’ or‘What will we drink?’ or‘What will we wear?’ 32 For the unconverted pursue these things, and your heavenly Father knows that you need them. 33 But above all pursue his kingdom and righteousness, and all these things will be given to you as well.
  • Luke 12:22-24 : 22 Exhortation Not to Worry Then Jesus said to his disciples,“Therefore I tell you, do not worry about your life, what you will eat, or about your body, what you will wear. 23 For there is more to life than food, and more to the body than clothing. 24 Consider the ravens: They do not sow or reap, they have no storeroom or barn, yet God feeds them. How much more valuable are you than the birds!
  • Luke 12:31 : 31 Instead, pursue his kingdom, and these things will be given to you as well.
  • Heb 13:5-6 : 5 Your conduct must be free from the love of money and you must be content with what you have, for he has said,“I will never leave you and I will never abandon you.” 6 So we can say with confidence,“The Lord is my helper, and I will not be afraid. What can people do to me?”
  • Ps 37:3 : 3 Trust in the LORD and do what is right! Settle in the land and maintain your integrity!
  • Ps 37:19 : 19 They will not be ashamed when hard times come; when famine comes they will have enough to eat.
  • Ps 112:10 : 10 When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.
  • Prov 14:32 : 32 An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.
  • Isa 33:16 : 16 This is the person who will live in a secure place; he will find safety in the rocky, mountain strongholds; he will have food and a constant supply of water.
  • Hab 2:6-8 : 6 The Proud Babylonians Are as Good as Dead“But all these nations will someday taunt him and ridicule him with proverbial sayings:‘Woe to the one who accumulates what does not belong to him(How long will this go on?)– he who gets rich by extortion!’ 7 Your creditors will suddenly attack; those who terrify you will spring into action, and they will rob you. 8 Because you robbed many countries, all who are left among the nations will rob you. You have shed human blood and committed violent acts against lands, cities, and those who live in them.
  • Zeph 1:18 : 18 Neither their silver nor their gold will be able to deliver them in the day of the LORD’s angry judgment. The whole earth will be consumed by his fiery wrath. Indeed, he will bring terrifying destruction on all who live on the earth.”
  • Job 5:20 : 20 In time of famine he will redeem you from death, and in time of war from the power of the sword.
  • Job 20:5-8 : 5 that the elation of the wicked is brief, the joy of the godless lasts but a moment. 6 Even though his stature reaches to the heavens and his head touches the clouds, 7 he will perish forever, like his own excrement; those who used to see him will say,‘Where is he?’ 8 Like a dream he flies away, never again to be found, and like a vision of the night he is put to flight.
  • Job 20:20-22 : 20 For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape. 21 “Nothing is left for him to devour; that is why his prosperity does not last. 22 In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress overtakes him. The full force of misery will come upon him.
  • Job 20:28 : 28 A flood will carry off his house, rushing waters on the day of God’s wrath.
  • Ps 10:14 : 14 You have taken notice, for you always see one who inflicts pain and suffering. The unfortunate victim entrusts his cause to you; you deliver the fatherless.
  • Ps 33:19 : 19 by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:25
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    25The righteous has enough food to satisfy his appetite, but the belly of the wicked will be empty.

  • Prov 10:2
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    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

  • Prov 10:28-30
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    28The hope of the righteous is joy, but the expectation of the wicked perishes.

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

    30The righteous will never be moved, but the wicked will not inhabit the land.

  • Job 36:6
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    6He does not allow the wicked to live, but he gives justice to the poor.

  • Prov 11:4-6
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    4Wealth does not profit in the day of wrath, but righteousness delivers from death.

    5The righteousness of the blameless will make their way smooth, but the wicked will fall through their own wickedness.

    6The righteousness of the upright will deliver them, but the treacherous will be ensnared by their own desires.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 21:26
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    26All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Ps 37:16-17
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    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

    17for evil men will lose their power, but the LORD sustains the godly.

  • Ps 125:3
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    3Indeed, the scepter of a wicked king will not settle upon the allotted land of the godly. Otherwise the godly might do what is wrong.

  • Ps 37:21
    74%

    21Evil men borrow, but do not repay their debt, but the godly show compassion and are generous.

  • Ps 55:22
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    22Throw your burden upon the LORD, and he will sustain you. He will never allow the godly to be shaken.

  • Prov 13:6
    74%

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 12:7
    73%

    7The wicked are overthrown and perish, but the righteous household will stand.

  • Prov 10:4
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    4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

  • Ps 37:32-33
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    73%

    32Evil men set an ambush for the godly and try to kill them.

    33But the LORD does not surrender the godly, or allow them to be condemned in a court of law.

  • Ps 11:5
    73%

    5The LORD approves of the godly, but he hates the wicked and those who love to do violence.

  • Prov 29:7
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    7The righteous person cares for the legal rights of the poor; the wicked does not understand such knowledge.

  • Prov 24:15
    73%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Prov 19:15
    73%

    15Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

  • Ps 112:10
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    10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Prov 14:32
    73%

    32An evil person will be thrown down through his wickedness, but a righteous person takes refuge in his integrity.

  • Prov 11:23
    73%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Ps 34:21
    73%

    21Evil people self-destruct; those who hate the godly are punished.

  • Ps 1:6
    73%

    6Certainly the LORD guards the way of the godly, but the way of the wicked ends in destruction.

  • Prov 10:24
    73%

    24What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

  • Prov 21:7
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    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Prov 12:3
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    3No one can be established through wickedness, but a righteous root cannot be moved.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

  • Prov 12:12
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    12The wicked person has desired the stronghold of the wicked, but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.

  • Prov 11:28
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    28The one who trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.

  • Prov 12:21
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    21No harm will be directed at the righteous, but the wicked are filled with calamity.

  • Job 15:29
    72%

    29He will not grow rich, and his wealth will not endure, nor will his possessions spread over the land.

  • Prov 11:8
    72%

    8A righteous person was delivered out of trouble, then a wicked person took his place.

  • Eccl 8:13
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    13But it will not go well with the wicked, nor will they prolong their days like a shadow, because they do not stand in fear before God.

  • Isa 3:10
    72%

    10Tell the innocent it will go well with them, for they will be rewarded for what they have done.

  • Job 20:22
    72%

    22In the fullness of his sufficiency, distress overtakes him. The full force of misery will come upon him.

  • Prov 21:12
    72%

    12The Righteous One considers the house of the wicked; he overthrows the wicked to their ruin.

  • Prov 28:10
    71%

    10The one who leads the upright astray in an evil way will himself fall into his own pit, but the blameless will inherit what is good.

  • Ps 10:3
    71%

    3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

  • Ps 34:10
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    10Even young lions sometimes lack food and are hungry, but those who seek the LORD lack no good thing.

  • Prov 13:23
    71%

    23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

  • Prov 15:29
    71%

    29The LORD is far from the wicked, but he hears the prayer of the righteous.

  • Ps 33:19
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    19by saving their lives from death and sustaining them during times of famine.

  • Ps 37:10
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    10Evil men will soon disappear; you will stare at the spot where they once were, but they will be gone.