Proverbs 20:4

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

The slothful hand hath wrought poverty: but the hand of the industrious getteth riches. He that trusteth to lies feedeth the winds: and the same runneth after birds that fly away.

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 13:4

The sluggard willeth and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.

Proverbs 24:34

And poverty shall come to thee as a runner, and beggary as an armed man.

Proverbs 19:24

The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, O sluggard, and consider her ways, and learn wisdom:

Proverbs 20:5

Counsel in the heart of a man is like deep water: but a wise man will draw it out.

Proverbs 21:25

Desires kill the slothful: for his hands have refused to work at all.

Ecclesiastes 11:4

He that observeth the wind, shall not sow: and he that considereth the clouds, shall never reap.