Proverbs 13:4

Bible in Basic English 1965

The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

And that day Isaac's servants came to him and gave him word of the water-hole which they had made, and said to him, We have come to water.

Psalm 92:14

They will give fruit even when they are old; they will be fertile and full of growth;

Proverbs 10:4

He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.

Proverbs 11:25

He who gives blessing will be made fat, but the curser will himself be cursed.

Proverbs 12:11

He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.

Proverbs 12:27

He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.

Proverbs 13:3

He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

Proverbs 13:5

The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.

Proverbs 20:4

The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.

Proverbs 21:5

The purposes of the man of industry have their outcome only in wealth; but one who is over-quick in acting will only come to be in need.

Proverbs 24:30

I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;

Proverbs 24:31

And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down.

Proverbs 26:13

The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Proverbs 28:25

He who is ever desiring profit is a cause of fighting; but he who puts his faith in the Lord will be made fat.

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:

Proverbs 8:34

Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have put off my coat; how may I put it on? My feet are washed; how may I make them unclean?

Isaiah 58:11

And the Lord will be your guide at all times; in dry places he will give you water in full measure, and will make strong your bones; and you will be like a watered garden, and like an ever-flowing spring.

Numbers 23:10

Who is able to take the measure of the dust of Jacob or the number of the thousands of Israel? May my death be the death of the upright and my last end like his!

John 6:27

Let your work not be for the food which comes to an end, but for the food which goes on for eternal life, which the Son of man will give to you, for on him has God the Father put his mark.

Hebrews 6:11

And it is our desire that you may all keep the same high purpose in certain hope to the end:

Joshua 7:3

Then they came back to Joshua and said to him, Do not send all the people up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and make an attack on Ai; there is no need for all the people to be tired with the journey there, for it is only a small town.