Proverbs 13:4

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 12:11 : 11 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of understanding.
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
  • Prov 10:4 : 4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • Prov 11:25 : 25 The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
  • Prov 2:2-9 : 2 So as to incline thine ear unto wisdom, And apply thy heart to understanding; 3 Yea, if thou cry after discernment, And lift up thy voice for understanding; 4 If thou seek her as silver, And search for her as for hid treasures: 5 Then shalt thou understand the fear of Jehovah, And find the knowledge of God. 6 For Jehovah giveth wisdom; Out of his mouth [cometh] knowledge and understanding: 7 He layeth up sound wisdom for the upright; [He is] a shield to them that walk in integrity; 8 That he may guard the paths of justice, And preserve the way of his saints. 9 Then shalt thou understand righteousness and justice, And equity, [yea], every good path.
  • Prov 8:34 : 34 Blessed is the man that heareth me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at the posts of my doors.
  • Prov 26:13 : 13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
  • Prov 28:25 : 25 He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.
  • Isa 58:11 : 11 and Jehovah will guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in dry places, and make strong thy bones; and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not.
  • John 6:27 : 27 Work not for the food which perisheth, but for the food which abideth unto eternal life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him the Father, even God, hath sealed.
  • Heb 6:11 : 11 And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge; 6 and in [your] knowledge self-control; and in [your] self-control patience; and in [your] patience godliness; 7 and in [your] godliness brotherly kindness; and in [your] brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble: 11 for thus shall be richly supplied unto you the entrance into the eternal kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
  • Num 23:10 : 10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, Or number the fourth part of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, And let my last end be like his!
  • Ps 92:14 : 14 They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green:

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 19:15-16
    2 verses
    83%

    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

    16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    83%

    25The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

    26There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Prov 10:3-5
    3 verses
    80%

    3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

    4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

    5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  • Prov 12:27
    79%

    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.

  • Prov 20:4
    78%

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

  • Prov 12:24
    78%

    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

  • Prov 21:5
    76%

    5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

    14[ As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

    15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

  • Prov 19:24
    75%

    24The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 18:9
    75%

    9He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

  • Prov 15:19
    74%

    19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Prov 6:9-11
    3 verses
    74%

    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

    10[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

    11So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 13:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

    12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

  • Prov 16:26
    73%

    26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .

  • Prov 13:25
    73%

    25The righteous eateth to the satisfying of his soul; But the belly of the wicked shall want.

  • Prov 22:13
    73%

    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.

  • Eccl 10:18
    72%

    18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

  • Prov 13:7
    72%

    7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.

    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 10:26
    71%

    26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

  • Prov 20:13
    71%

    13Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Prov 23:21
    71%

    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    33[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

    34So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 12:11
    71%

    11He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of understanding.

  • Prov 24:30
    70%

    30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Prov 13:23
    70%

    23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

  • Prov 13:19
    70%

    19The desire accomplished is sweet to the soul; But it is an abomination to fools to depart from evil.

  • Prov 14:23
    70%

    23In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

  • Eccl 5:12
    70%

    12The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • Eccl 6:7
    70%

    7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

  • Prov 6:6
    70%

    6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

  • Prov 28:25
    70%

    25He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.

  • Prov 28:22
    69%

    22he that hath an evil eye hasteth after riches, And knoweth not that want shall come upon him.

  • Eccl 4:5
    69%

    5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

  • Luke 12:21
    69%

    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 10:16
    69%

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • Prov 22:16
    68%

    16He that oppresseth the poor to increase his [gain], [And] he that giveth to the rich, [shall come] only to want.

  • Prov 11:24
    68%

    24There is that scattereth, and increaseth yet more; And there is that withholdeth more than is meet, but [it tendeth] only to want.