Proverbs 13:25

This proverb illustrates the difference between a proverb and a promise. It expresses a condition that is generally true in this life-all other things being equal. However, God never promised that He would keep every righteous person from starving to death (cf. Matthew 6:33; Leviticus 26). David’s statement that he had never seen the righteous forsaken or his seed begging bread (Psalms 37:25) was a personal testimony, not a guarantee that God will always provide all the physical needs of all the righteous.