Proverbs 13:4 - Modern English Version

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desires and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent will be made fat.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ The appetite of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the appetite of the diligent is abundantly supplied. [Prov. 10:4.]

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Common English Bible

⁴ The lazy have strong desires but receive nothing; the appetite of the diligent is satisfied.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.

Proverbs 13:4 Tagairtí Cros

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 shall still bear fruit in old age; they shall be healthy and flourishing,

Proverbs 10:4

He who has an idle hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

Proverbs 11:25

The generous soul will prosper, and he who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 12:11

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread, but he who chases worthless pursuits lacks wisdom.

Proverbs 12:24

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

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy man does not roast his game, but diligence is the precious wealth of man.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life, but he who opens wide his lips will come to ruin.

Proverbs 13:5

A righteous man hates lying, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow in season; he will beg at harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 21:25

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

Proverbs 21:5

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

Proverbs 24:30

I passed by the field of the sluggard, and went past the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding,

Proverbs 24:31

and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, and nettles had covered its surface, 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

He who is greedy stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

Proverbs 6:6

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

Proverbs 8:34

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

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have taken off my linen garment. How can I now put it back on? I have already washed my feet. How can I dirty them again?

Isaiah 58:11

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

Numbers 23:10

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

John 6:27

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

Hebrews 6:11

We desire that every one of you show the same diligence for the full assurance of hope to the end,

Joshua 7:3

Then they returned to Joshua and said to him, “All the people need not go up. Let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Since they are so few, all the people need not weary themselves.”