Proverbs 20:4 - Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him.

Dugang nga mga bersyon

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ The sluggard does not plow when winter sets in; therefore he begs in harvest and has nothing.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Common English Bible

⁴ The lazy don’t plow during winter; at harvest they look but find nothing.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

⁴ Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.

Proverbs 20:4 Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

The neglectful hand has wrought destitution. But the hand of the steadfast prepares riches. He who advances by lies, this one feeds on the wind. For he is the same as one who runs after flying birds.

Proverbs 13:4

The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness sends one into a deep sleep, and a dissolute soul will go hungry.

Proverbs 19:24

The lazy conceals his hand under his arm, and he will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:5

Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep waters. But a wise man will draw it out.

Proverbs 21:25

Desires kill the lazy, for his hands are not willing to work at all.

Proverbs 24:34

And destitution will overtake you like a runner, and begging will overtake you like an armed man."

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, you lazy one, and consider her ways, and so learn wisdom.

Ecclesiastes 11:4

Whoever heeds the wind will not sow. And whoever considers the clouds will never reap.