Proverbs 14:4

Geneva Bible (1560)

Where none oxen are, there the cribbe is emptie: but much increase cometh by the strength of the oxe.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 9:9-9 : 9 For it is written in the Lawe of Moses, Thou shalt not mussell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne: doeth God take care for oxen? 10 Either saith hee it not altogether for our sakes? For our sakes no doubt it is written, that he which eareth, should eare in hope, & that he that thresheth in hope, should be partaker of his hope. 11 If wee haue sowen vnto you spirituall thinges, is it a great thing if we reape your carnall thinges?
  • Prov 13:23 : 23 Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.
  • Amos 4:6 : 6 And therefore haue I giuen you cleannes of teeth in all your cities, & scarcenesse of bread in all your places, yet haue ye not returned vnto me, saith the Lord.

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  • 4Thou shalt not mousell the oxe that treadeth out the corne.

  • Ps 144:13-14
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    13That our corners may be full, and abounding with diuers sorts, and that our sheepe may bring forth thousands and ten thousand in our streetes:

    14That our oxen may be strong to labour: that there be none inuasion, nor going out, nor no crying in our streetes.

  • Isa 30:23-24
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    23Then shall hee giue raine vnto thy seede, when thou shalt sowe the ground, and bread of the increase of the earth, and it shalbe fat and as oyle: in that day shall thy cattell be fed in large pastures.

    24The oxen also and the yong asses, that till the ground, shall eate cleane prouender, which is winowed with the shoouel and with the fanne.

  • 23Be diligent to know ye state of thy flocke, and take heede to the heardes.

  • 3In the mouth of the foolish is the rod of pride: but the lippes of the wise preserue them.

  • 10Their bullocke gendreth, and fayleth not: their cow calueth, and casteth not her calfe.

  • 25But on all the mountaines, which shalbe digged with the mattocke, there shal not come thither the feare of briers and thornes: but they shalbe for the sending out of bullocks, and for the treading of sheepe.

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    35And if a mans oxe hurt his neighbours oxe that he die, then they shal sel the liue oxe, & deuide the money thereof, and the dead oxe also they shall deuide.

    36Or if it bee knowen that the oxe hath vsed to push in times past, & his master hath not kept him, he shal pay oxe for oxe, but the dead shall be his owne.

  • 7Whereof the mower filleth not his hand, neither the glainer his lap:

  • 20Blessed are ye that sowe vpon all waters, and driue thither the feete of the oxe & the asse.

  • 5A faithfull witnes will not lye: but a false record will speake lyes.

  • 11The riches of vanitie shal diminish: but he that gathereth with the hand, shall increase them.

  • 11He that tilleth his lande, shalbe satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of vnderstanding.

  • 10Thou shalt not plow with an oxe and an asse together.

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    23In all labour there is abundance: but the talke of the lippes bringeth onely want.

    24The crowne of the wise is their riches, and the follie of fooles is foolishnes.

  • 14Where no counsell is, the people fall: but where many counsellers are, there is health.

  • 23Much foode is in the fielde of the poore: but the fielde is destroyed without discretion.

  • 9For it is written in the Lawe of Moses, Thou shalt not mussell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne: doeth God take care for oxen?

  • Prov 24:4-5
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    4And by knowledge shall the chambers bee filled with all precious, and pleasant riches.

    5A wise man is strong: for a man of vnderstanding encreaseth his strength.

  • 4Blessed shalbe the fruite of thy body, and ye fruite of thy ground, & the fruite of thy cattel, the increase of thy kine, & ye flocks of thy sheepe.

  • 3Vnto the horse belongeth a whip, to the asse a bridle, and a rod to the fooles backe.

  • 4The slouthfull will not plowe, because of winter: therefore shal he beg in sommer, but haue nothing.

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    7All sheepe and oxen: yea, and the beastes of the fielde:

  • 28Bread corne when it is threshed, hee doeth not alway thresh it, neither doeth the wheele of his cart still make a noyse, neither will he breake it with the teeth thereof.

  • 6Better is an handfull with quietnesse, then two handfuls with labour and vexation of spirit.

  • 33Wisedome resteth in the heart of him that hath vnderstanding, and is knowen in the mids of fooles.

  • 14There came a messenger vnto Iob, and said, The oxen were plowing, and the asses feeding in their places,

  • 19He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with pouertie.

  • 22Without cousel thoughts come to nought: but in the multitude of counsellers there is stedfastnesse.

  • 4The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

  • 6The house of the righteous hath much treasure: but in the reuenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • 14The heart of him that hath vnderstanding, seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of the foole is fedde with foolishnes.

  • 4A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.

  • 24There is that scattereth, and is more increased: but hee that spareth more then is right, surely commeth to pouertie.

  • 10So shall thy barnes be filled with abundance, and thy presses shall burst with newe wine.

  • 15And a Sea, and twelue bulles vnder it:

  • 11(5:10) When goods increase, they are increased that eate them: and what good commeth to the owners thereof, but the beholding thereof with their eyes?

  • 18By slouthfulnes the roofe of the house goeth to decaie, and by the ydlenesse of the handes the house droppeth through.

  • 10If the yron be blunt, & one hath not whet the edge, he must then put to more strength: but the excellencie to direct a thing is wisedome.

  • 18For the Scripture sayeth, Thou shalt not mousell the mouth of the oxe that treadeth out the corne: and, The labourer is worthie of his wages.

  • 29He that troubleth his owne house, shall inherite the winde, and the foole shalbe seruant to the wise in heart.

  • 30I passed by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the man destitute of vnderstanding.

  • 17Better is a dinner of greene herbes where loue is, then a stalled oxe and hatred therewith.

  • 7For shee hauing no guide, gouernour, nor ruler,