Proverbs 20:4

The Message

A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring has nothing to harvest in the fall.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth.

Proverbs 13:4

Indolence wants it all and gets nothing; the energetic have something to show for their lives.

Proverbs 19:15

Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.

Proverbs 19:24

Some people dig a fork into the pie but are too lazy to raise it to their mouth.

Proverbs 20:5

Knowing what is right is like deep water in the heart; a wise person draws from the well within.

Proverbs 21:25

Lazy people finally die of hunger because they won’t get up and go to work.

Proverbs 6:6

You lazy fool, look at an ant. Watch it closely; let it teach you a thing or two. Nobody has to tell it what to do. All summer it stores up food; at harvest it stockpiles provisions. So how long are you going to laze around doing nothing? How long before you get out of bed? A nap here, a nap there, a day off here, a day off there, sit back, take it easy—do you know what comes next? Just this: You can look forward to a dirt-poor life, poverty your permanent houseguest!