Proverbs 13:4

New King James Version

The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:11

He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.

Proverbs 10:4

He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 11:25

The generous soul will be made rich, And he who waters will also be watered himself.

Proverbs 28:25

He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife, But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.

Hebrews 6:11

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,

John 6:27

Do not labor for the food which perishes, but for the food which endures to everlasting life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal on Him.”

Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the man who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.

Isaiah 58:11

The Lord will guide you continually, And satisfy your soul in drought, And strengthen your bones; You shall be like a watered garden, And like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Proverbs 26:13

The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!”

Psalm 92:14

They shall still bear fruit in old age; They shall be fresh and flourishing,

Numbers 23:10

“Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number one-fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my end be like his!”

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, you sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 13:5

A righteous man hates lying, But a wicked man is loathsome and comes to shame.

Proverbs 20:4

The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 21:5

The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty, But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

Genesis 26:32

It came to pass the same day that Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well which they had dug, and said to him, “We have found water.”

Joshua 7:3

And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not weary all the people there, for the people of Ai are few.”

Proverbs 24:30

I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;

Proverbs 24:31

And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down.

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have taken off my robe; How can I put it on again? I have washed my feet; How can I defile them?