Proverbs 13:25 - Exposition

The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul (comp. Proverbs 10:3 ; Psalms 34:10 ). The good man has always enough to satisfy his wants, because he is temperate, and his substance has the blessing of God. "The chief thing for life," says Siracides (Ec Proverbs 29:21 ), "is water, and bread, and clothing, and a house to cover shame." The belly of the wicked shall want. The wicked are punished by penury and desires never satisfied. These different results are providentially ordered.