Proverbs 20:4 - Tree of Life Version

⁴ A slacker will not plow in season, so at harvest he looks but finds nothing.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁴ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁴ The sluggard does not plow when winter sets in; therefore he begs in harvest and has nothing.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁴ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Common English Bible

⁴ The lazy don’t plow during winter; at harvest they look but find nothing.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁴ Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him.

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Proverbs 10:4

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Proverbs 13:4

The slacker’s soul craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent soul will be satisfied.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will starve.

Proverbs 19:24

The slacker buries his hand in a bowl and will not even bring it back to his mouth!

Proverbs 20:5

The intent of a man’s heart is deep water, but a man of insight draws it out.

Proverbs 21:25

A slacker’s craving will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 24:34

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Proverbs 6:6

Go to the ant, you slacker— consider its ways and be wise!

Ecclesiastes 11:4

Whoever keeps watching the wind will not sow and whoever gazes at the clouds will not reap.