Proverbs 10:3 - Exposition

The Lord will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish (comp. Proverbs 19:23 ). The soul is the life (comp. Proverbs 13:25 ). So the psalmist says ( Psalms 37:25 ), "I have been young, and now am old; yet have I not seen the righteous forsaken, nor his seed begging their bread." Christ speaks of the providence that watches over the lower creatures, and draws thence a lesson of trust in his care of man. concluding, "Seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness, and all these things shall be added unto you" ( Matthew 6:26 , Matthew 6:33 ). But he casteth away the substance of the wicked; Septuagint, "He will overthrew the life of the wicked;" Vulgate, "He overturns the plots of sinners." The word rendered "substance" ( havvah ) is better understood as "desire." God frustrates the eager longing (for food or other good things) of the wicked; they are never satisfied, and get no real enjoyment out of what they crave (comp. Proverbs 13:25 ).