Proverbs 20:4 - Hebrew Names version (HNV)

⁴ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have 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

He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 19:24

The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 20:5

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 24:34

so shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;

Ecclesiastes 11:4

He who observes the wind won't sow; and he who regards the clouds won't reap.