Proverbs 13:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.”
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“The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 13:4 — 21 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Genesis 26:32On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
- Numbers 23:10Who can count the dust of Jacob or number even a fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous; let my end be like theirs!”
- Joshua 7:3On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”
- Psalms 92:14In old age they will still bear fruit; healthy and green they will remain,
- Proverbs 2:2if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
- Proverbs 8:34Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.
- Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
- Proverbs 11:25A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.
- Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
- Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
- Proverbs 12:27A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
- Proverbs 20:4The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
- Proverbs 24:30I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
- Proverbs 24:31Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.
- Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
- Proverbs 28:25A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.
- Song of Solomon 5:3I have taken off my robe— must I put it back on? I have washed my feet— must I soil them again?
- Isaiah 58:11The LORD will always guide you; He will satisfy you in a sun-scorched land and strengthen your frame. You will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring whose waters never fail.
- John 6:27Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”
- Hebrews 6:11We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.
- 2 Peter 1:5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
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