Proverbs 13:4

New Living Translation

Lazy people want much but get little, but those who work hard will prosper.

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

That very day Isaac’s servants came and told him about a new well they had dug. “We’ve found water!” they exclaimed.

Psalm 92:14

Even in old age they will still produce fruit; they will remain vital and green.

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy people are soon poor; hard workers get rich.

Proverbs 11:25

The generous will prosper; those who refresh others will themselves be refreshed.

Proverbs 12:11

A hard worker has plenty of food, but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.

Proverbs 12:24

Work hard and become a leader; be lazy and become a slave.

Proverbs 12:27

Lazy people don’t even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.

Proverbs 13:5

The godly hate lies; the wicked cause shame and disgrace.

Proverbs 20:4

Those too lazy to plow in the right season will have no food at the harvest.

Proverbs 21:25

Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin, for their hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 21:5

Good planning and hard work lead to prosperity, but hasty shortcuts lead to poverty.

Proverbs 24:30

I walked by the field of a lazy person, the vineyard of one with no common sense.

Proverbs 24:31

I saw that it was overgrown with nettles. It was covered with weeds, and its walls were broken down.

Proverbs 26:13

The lazy person claims, “There’s a lion on the road! Yes, I’m sure there’s a lion out there!”

Proverbs 28:25

Greed causes fighting; trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.

Proverbs 6:6

Take a lesson from the ants, you lazybones. Learn from their ways and become wise!

Proverbs 8:34

Joyful are those who listen to me, watching for me daily at my gates, waiting for me outside my home!

Song of Solomon 5:3

But I responded, “I have taken off my robe. Should I get dressed again? I have washed my feet. Should I get them soiled?”

Isaiah 58:11

The Lord will guide you continually, giving you water when you are dry and restoring your strength. You will be like a well-watered garden, like an ever-flowing spring.

Numbers 23:10

Who can count Jacob’s descendants, as numerous as dust? Who can count even a fourth of Israel’s people? Let me die like the righteous; let my life end like theirs.”

John 6:27

But don’t be so concerned about perishable things like food. Spend your energy seeking the eternal life that the Son of Man can give you. For God the Father has given me the seal of his approval.”

Hebrews 6:11

Our great desire is that you will keep on loving others as long as life lasts, in order to make certain that what you hope for will come true.

Joshua 7:3

When they returned, they told Joshua, “There’s no need for all of us to go up there; it won’t take more than two or three thousand men to attack Ai. Since there are so few of them, don’t make all our people struggle to go up there.”