Proverbs 13:4

The English Standar Version

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

Cross References

Genesis 26:32

That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well that they had dug and said to him, "We have found water."

Psalm 92:14

They still bear fruit in old age; they are ever full of sap and green,

Proverbs 10:4

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 11:25

Whoever brings blessing will be enriched, and one who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 12:11

Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits lacks sense.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:27

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

Proverbs 13:3

Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 13:5

The righteous hates falsehood, but the wicked brings shame[1] and disgrace.

Proverbs 20:4

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

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 21:5

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

Proverbs 24:30

I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,

Proverbs 24:31

and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

Proverbs 26:13

The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!"

Proverbs 28:25

A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the LORD will be enriched.

Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.

Proverbs 8:34

Blessed is the one who listens to me, watching daily at my gates, waiting beside my doors.

Song of Solomon 5:3

I had put off my garment; how could I put it on? I had bathed my feet; how could I soil them?

Isaiah 58:11

And the LORD will guide you continually and satisfy your desire in scorched places and make your bones strong; and you shall be like a watered garden, like a spring of water, whose waters do not fail.

Numbers 23:10

Who can count the dust of Jacob or number the fourth part[1] of Israel? Let me die the death of the upright, and let my end be like his!"

John 6:27

Do not labor for the food that perishes, but for the food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For on him God the Father has set his seal."

Hebrews 6:11

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

Joshua 7:3

And they returned to Joshua and said to him, "Do not have all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not make the whole people toil up there, for they are few."