Proverbs 20:4 - The Scriptures 1998

⁴ The lazy one does not plough after the autumn; At harvest time he inquires – there is none!

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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

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

Proverbs 13:4

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

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness makes one fall into a deep sleep, And an idle being suffers hunger.

Proverbs 19:24

A lazy one buries his hand in a dish, And does not bring it back to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:5

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water, But a man of understanding draws it up.

Proverbs 21:25

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

Proverbs 24:34

And your poverty shall come, a prowler, And your need like an armed man.

Proverbs 6:6

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

Ecclesiastes 11:4

He who watches the wind does not sow, and he who looks at the clouds does not reap.