Ecclesiastes 4:5

The English Standar Version

The fool folds his hands and eats his own flesh.

Cross References

Job 13:14

Why should I take my flesh in my teeth and put my life in my hand?

Proverbs 11:17

A man who is kind benefits himself, but a cruel man hurts himself.

Proverbs 12:27

Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[3]

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 6:9

How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?

Ecclesiastes 10:12

The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor,[3] but the lips of a fool consume him.

Isaiah 9:20

They slice meat on the right, but are still hungry, and they devour on the left, but are not satisfied; each devours the flesh of his own arm,