Proverbs 13:4

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

Lazy people always want things but never get them. Those who work hard get plenty.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

Those who work hard will be put in charge of others, but lazy people will have to work like slaves.

Proverbs 12:11

Farmers who work their land have plenty of food, but those who waste their time on worthless projects are foolish.

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy hands will make you poor; hard-working hands will make you rich.

Proverbs 11:25

Give freely, and you will profit. Help others, and you will gain more for yourself.

Proverbs 28:25

Greedy people might sue you in court, but those who trust the Lord are rewarded.

Hebrews 6:11

We want each of you to be willing and eager to show your love like that the rest of your life. Then you will be sure to get what you hope for.

John 6:27

But earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good and gives you eternal life. The Son of Man will give you that food. He is the only one qualified by God the Father to give it to you.”

Proverbs 8:34

Whoever waits at my door and listens for me will be blessed.

Isaiah 58:11

The Lord will always lead you and satisfy your needs in dry lands. He will give strength to your bones. You will be like a garden that has plenty of water, like a spring that never goes dry.

Proverbs 26:13

A person who is lazy and wants to stay home says, “What if there is a lion out there? Really, there might be a lion in the street!”

Psalm 92:14

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

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 Israelites. Let me die like a good man. Let my life end as happy as theirs!”

Proverbs 6:6

You lazy people, you should watch what the ants do and learn from them.

Proverbs 12:27

Lazy people don’t get what they want, but riches come to those who work hard.

Proverbs 13:3

People who are careful about what they say will save their lives, but those who speak without thinking will be destroyed.

Proverbs 13:5

Good people hate lies, but the wicked do evil, shameful things.

Proverbs 20:4

Some people are too lazy to plant seeds. So at harvest time, they look for food and find nothing.

Proverbs 21:5

Careful planning leads to profit. Acting too quickly leads to poverty.

Proverbs 21:25

Lazy people will cause their own destruction because they refuse to work.

Genesis 26:32

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

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 them. Send 2000 or 3000 men to fight there. There is no need to use the whole army. There are only a few men there to fight against us.”

Proverbs 24:30

I walked past a field that belonged to a lazy man. It was a vineyard that belonged to someone who understood nothing.

Proverbs 24:31

Weeds were growing everywhere! Wild vines covered the ground, and the wall around the vineyard was broken and falling down.

Song of Solomon 5:3

“I have taken off my robe. I don’t want to put it on again. I have washed my feet. I don’t want to get them dirty again.”