Proverbs 13:4

New English Translation

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

That day Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We’ve found water,” they reported.

Psalm 92:14

They bear fruit even when they are old; they are filled with vitality and have many leaves.

Proverbs 10:4

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched, and the one who provides water for others will himself be satisfied.

Proverbs 12:11

The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks wisdom.

Proverbs 12:24

The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will become a slave.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

Proverbs 13:5

The righteous person hates anything false, but the wicked person acts in shameful disgrace.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

Proverbs 21:25

What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

Proverbs 24:30

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.

Proverbs 24:31

I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down.

Proverbs 26:13

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”

Proverbs 28:25

The greedy person stirs up dissension, but the one who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching at my doors day by day, waiting beside my doorway.

Song of Solomon 5:3

“I have already taken off my robe – must I put it on again? I have already washed my feet – must I soil them again?”

Isaiah 58:11

The Lord will continually lead you; he will feed you even in parched regions. He will give you renewed strength, and you will be like a well-watered garden, like a spring that continually produces water.

Numbers 23:10

Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, and let the end of my life be like theirs.”

John 6:27

Do not work for the food that disappears, but for the food that remains to eternal life – the food which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has put his seal of approval on him.”

Hebrews 6:11

But we passionately want each of you to demonstrate the same eagerness for the fulfillment of your hope until the end,

Joshua 7:3

They returned and reported to Joshua, “Don’t send the whole army. About two or three thousand men are adequate to defeat Ai. Don’t tire out the whole army, for Ai is small.”