25A righteous man eats to his heart’s content, but the stomach of the wicked is empty.
Focused Passage
Proverbs 13:25
Instruction, Speech, Desire, Wealth, and the Way of the Wise
The chapter moves through compact wisdom contrasts about instruction, speech, diligence, righteousness, wealth, pride, counsel, desire, discipline, companionship, inheritance, injustice, parental correction, and satisfaction.
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Verse 25
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A righteousצַדִּ֗יקH6662Adjective - masculine singularman eatsאֹ֭כֵלH398Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularto his heart’sנַפְשׁ֑וֹH5315Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singularcontentלְשֹׂ֣בַעH7648Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular constructbut the stomachוּבֶ֖טֶןH990Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular constructof the wickedרְשָׁעִ֣יםH7563Adjective - masculine pluralis emptyתֶּחְסָֽר׃פH2637Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular