Proverbs 13:4

Easy To Read Version

The lazy person wants things, but he can never get them. But people who work hard will get the things they want.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

On that day, Isaac’s servants came and told them about the well they had dug. The servants said, “We found water in that well.”

Psalm 92:14

Even when they are old,\par they will continue producing fruit\par like young, healthy trees.\par

Proverbs 10:4

A lazy person will be poor. But a person that works hard will be rich.

Proverbs 11:25

A person who gives freely will profit. If you help others, then you will gain more for yourself.

Proverbs 12:11

The farmer that works with his land will have enough food. But the person who wastes time on worthless ideas is foolish.

Proverbs 12:24

People who work hard will be put in charge of other workers. But a lazy person will have to work like a slave.

Proverbs 12:27

A lazy person won’t go after the things he wants. But riches come to the person who works hard.

Proverbs 13:3

The person who is careful about the things he says will save his life. But the person who speaks without thinking will be destroyed.

Proverbs 13:5

Good people hate lies. Evil people will be made ashamed.

Proverbs 20:4

A lazy person is too lazy to plant seeds. So, at the time of harvest he looks for food and finds nothing.

Proverbs 21:5

Careful plans can lead to profit. But if you are not careful, and you do things too quickly, then you will become poor.

Proverbs 24:30

I walked past a field that belonged to a lazy man. I walked by a field of grapes that belonged to a person who was not wise.

Proverbs 24:31

Weeds were growing everywhere in those fields. Worthless plants were growing on the ground. And the wall around the fields was broken and falling down.

Proverbs 26:13

A lazy person says, “I can’t leave my house. There is a lion in the street.”

Proverbs 28:25

A selfish person causes trouble. But the person who trusts in the Lord will be rewarded.

Proverbs 6:6

Lazy person, you should become like the ant. See what the ant does. Learn from the ant.

Proverbs 8:34

The person who listens to me\par will be happy.\par He watches every day at my doors.\par He waits at my doorway.\par

Isaiah 58:11

The Lord will always lead you. He will satisfy your soul in dry lands. The Lord will give strength to your bones. You will be like a garden that has much water. You will be like a spring that always has water.

Numbers 23:10

Who can count Jacob’s people? They are as many as the grains of dust. No one can count even a fourth of the people of Israel. Let me die like a good man. Let my life end as happy as theirs!

John 6:27

Earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good always and gives you life forever. The Son of Man {\cf2\super [87]} will give you that food. God the Father showed that he is with the Son of Man.”

Hebrews 6:11

We have many things to tell you about this. But it is hard to explain because you have stopped trying to understand.

Joshua 7:3

Later the men came back to Joshua. They said, “Ai is a weak area. We will not need all of our people to defeat that place. Send 2,000 or 3,000 men to fight there. There is no need to use the whole army. There are only a few men there to fight against us.”