Proverbs 20:4

Easy To Read Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

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

Proverbs 13:4

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

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings sleepiness. Trying to hide \{a problem\} brings more problems. {\cf2\super [27]}

Proverbs 19:24

Some friends are fun to be with. {\cf2\super [26]} But a close friend can be even better than a brother.

Proverbs 20:5

Good advice is like getting water from a deep well. But a wise person will try hard to learn from another person.

Proverbs 24:34

These things will make you poor very quickly. You will have nothing, as if a thief broke in and took everything away.

Proverbs 6:6

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

Ecclesiastes 11:4

\{But there are some things that you can’t be sure of. You must take a chance.\} If a person waits for perfect weather, then he will never plant his seeds. And if a person is afraid that every cloud will bring rain, then he will never harvest his crops.