Proverbs 12:11

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Proverbs 28:19

Work hard, and you will have a lot of food; waste time, and you will have a lot of trouble.

Proverbs 14:23

Hard work is worthwhile, but empty talk will make you poor.

Psalm 128:2

Your fields will produce, and you will be happy and all will go well.

Ephesians 4:28

If you are a thief, stop stealing. Be honest and work hard, so you will have something to give to people in need.

2 Thessalonians 3:8

and we didn't accept food from anyone without paying for it. We didn't want to be a burden to any of you, so night and day we worked as hard as we could.

Proverbs 9:6

If you want to live, give up your foolishness and let understanding guide your steps.”

Proverbs 14:4

Without the help of an ox there can be no crop, but with a strong ox a big crop is possible.

Proverbs 7:7

some foolish young men.

Proverbs 13:20

Wise friends make you wise, but you hurt yourself by going around with fools.

Genesis 3:19

You will have to sweat to earn a living; you were made out of soil, and you will once again turn into soil.”

Proverbs 6:32

But if you go to bed with another man's wife, you will destroy yourself by your own stupidity.

Proverbs 9:16

“If you are stupid, come on inside!” And to every fool she says,

Proverbs 9:13

Stupidity is reckless, senseless, and foolish.

Psalm 26:4

I don't spend my time with worthless liars

Judges 9:4

Then they gave Abimelech seventy pieces of silver from the temple of their god Baal Berith. Abimelech used the silver to hire a gang of rough soldiers who would do anything for money.

Jonah 2:8

All who worship worthless idols turn from the God who offers them mercy.

Proverbs 27:27

From the milk of the goats, you can make enough cheese to feed your family and all your servants.

Proverbs 13:23

Even when the land of the poor produces good crops, they get cheated out of what they grow.

Proverbs 20:13

If you sleep all the time, you will starve; if you get up and work, you will have enough food.