Proverbs 20:4
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.”
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“The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.”
King James Version · Public Domain“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Proverbs 20:4 — 12 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Proverbs 6:10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,
- Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
- Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
- Proverbs 19:15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
- Proverbs 19:24The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
- Proverbs 21:25The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
- Proverbs 24:34and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.
- Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
- Ecclesiastes 11:4He who watches the wind will fail to sow, and he who observes the clouds will fail to reap.
- Matthew 25:3The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil.
- Matthew 25:24Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed.
- 2 Peter 1:5For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
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