Proverbs 13:4

Contemporary English Version 1995

No matter how much you want, laziness won't help a bit, but hard work will reward you with more than enough.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

Work hard, and you will be a leader; be lazy, and you will end up a slave.

Proverbs 12:11

Hard working farmers have more than enough food; daydreamers are nothing more than stupid fools.

Proverbs 10:4

Laziness leads to poverty; hard work makes you rich.

Proverbs 11:25

Generosity will be rewarded: Give a cup of water, and you will receive a cup of water in return.

Proverbs 28:25

Selfish people cause trouble, but you will live a full life if you trust the Lord.

Hebrews 6:11

We wish each of you would always be eager to show how strong and lasting your hope really is.

John 6:27

Don't work for food that spoils. Work for food that gives eternal life. The Son of Man will give you this food, because God the Father has given him the right to do so.”

Proverbs 8:34

Come to my home each day and listen to me. You will find happiness.

Isaiah 58:11

The Lord will always guide you and provide good things to eat when you are in the desert. He will make you healthy. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water or like a stream that never runs dry.

Proverbs 26:13

Don't be lazy and keep saying, “There's a lion outside!”

Psalm 92:14

They will be like trees that stay healthy and fruitful, even when they are old.

Numbers 23:10

They are living alone in peace. And though they are many, they don't bother the other nations. “I hope to obey God for as long as I live and to die in such peace.”

Proverbs 6:6

You lazy people can learn by watching an anthill.

Proverbs 12:27

Anyone too lazy to cook will starve, but a hard worker is a valuable treasure.

Proverbs 13:3

Keep what you know to yourself, and you will be safe; talk too much, and you are done for.

Proverbs 13:5

A good person hates deceit, but those who are evil cause shame and disgrace.

Proverbs 20:4

If you are too lazy to plow, don't expect a harvest.

Proverbs 21:5

If you plan and work hard, you will have plenty; if you hurry to get rich, you will end up poor.

Proverbs 21:25

If you want too much and are too lazy to work, it could be fatal.

Genesis 26:32

Later that same day Isaac's servants came and said, “We've struck water!”

Joshua 7:3

They went back to Joshua and reported, “You don't need to send the whole army to attack Ai—2,000 or 3,000 troops will be enough. Why bother the whole army for a town that small?”

Proverbs 24:30

I once walked by the field and the vineyard of a lazy fool.

Proverbs 24:31

Thorns and weeds were everywhere, and the stone wall had fallen down.

Song of Solomon 5:3

But I had already undressed and bathed my feet. Should I dress again and get my feet dirty?