Proverbs 13:4 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴ The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; While the being of the hard workers are enriched.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ The appetite of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is abundantly supplied. [Prov. 10:4.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Common English Bible

⁴ The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing; the appetite of the diligent is satisfied.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.

Proverbs 13:4 Cross References

Genesis 26:32

And on the same day it came to be that the servants of Yitsḥ

Psalm 92:14

They still bear fruit in old age; They are fresh and green,

Proverbs 10:4

Poor is he who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the hard worker makes rich.

Proverbs 11:25

The generous being is enriched, And he who waters is also watered himself.

Proverbs 12:11

He who tills his land is satisfied with bread, But he who pursues vanities is lacking heart.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the hard worker rules, But the lazy is put to compulsory labour.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy one has no game to roast, But the hard worker prizes his possessions.

Proverbs 13:3

He who watches over his mouth guards his being, But he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 13:5

A righteous one hates a lying word, But a wrong man is loathsome and comes to shame.

Proverbs 20:4

The lazy one does not plough after the autumn; At harvest time he inquires – there is none!

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the lazy man slays him, For his hands refused to work.

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the hard worker lead only to plenty, But all rash haste only to poverty.

Proverbs 24:30

I passed by the field of the lazy, And by the vineyard of the man lacking heart;

Proverbs 24:31

And see, it was all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; And its stone wall was broken down.

Proverbs 26:13

The lazy one says, “There is a lion in the way! A fierce lion is in the streets!”

Proverbs 28:25

He who is greedy stirs up strife, But he who trusts in יהוה  prospers.

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, you lazy one! See her ways and be wise,

Proverbs 8:34

“Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have taken off my robe, should I put it on? I have washed my feet, should I dirty them?

Isaiah 58:11

“Then יהוה  would guide you continually, and satisfy your being in drought, and strengthen your bones. And you shall be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Numbers 23:10

“Who shall count the dust of Yaʽ

John 6:27

“Do not labour for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to everlasting life, which the Son of Aḏ

Hebrews 6:11

And we desire that each one of you show the same eagerness, to the entire confirmation of expectation until the end,

Joshua 7:3

And they returned to Yehoshua and said to him, “Let not all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai. Do not make all the people toil up there, for the people of Ai are few.”