Proverbs 20:4 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁴ The slacker does not plough during planting season; at harvest time he looks,  and there is nothing.

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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.

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.

Proverbs 20:4 Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.

Proverbs 19:24

The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!

Proverbs 20:5

Counsel in a person’s heart is deep water; but a person of understanding draws it out.

Proverbs 21:25

A slacker’s craving will kill him because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 24:34

and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need, like a bandit.

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant,  you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise.

Ecclesiastes 11:4

One who watches the wind will not sow, and the one who looks at the clouds will not reap.