Proverbs 28:19

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

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

Cross References

Proverbs 12:11

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

Proverbs 13:20

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

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 20:13

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

Proverbs 24:34

Suddenly poverty hits you and everything is gone!

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.