Proverbs 20:4

King James Version 1611 (Original)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 19:15 : 15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  • Prov 19:24 : 24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
  • Prov 10:4 : 4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 24:34 : 34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. 14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. 15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
  • Matt 25:3-9 : 3 They that were foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them: 4 But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps. 5 While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept. 6 And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him. 7 Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps. 8 And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out. 9 But the wise answered, saying, Not so; lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves. 10 And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.
  • Matt 25:24-28 : 24 Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed: 25 And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo, there thou hast that is thine. 26 His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: 27 Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and then at my coming I should have received mine own with usury. 28 Take therefore the talent from him, and give it unto him which hath ten talents.
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
  • Prov 6:10-11 : 10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 13:4
    78%

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

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    77%

    25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

    26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

  • Prov 19:15
    77%

    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 10:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4He becometh poor that dealeth 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 19:24
    76%

    24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 6:6-11
    6 verses
    76%

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

    7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

    8Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.

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

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

    11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 24:30
    75%

    30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    74%

    13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

    15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth 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 15:19
    73%

    19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 12:27
    73%

    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

  • Eccl 11:4
    73%

    4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

  • Prov 28:19
    72%

    19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

  • Prov 18:9
    72%

    9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  • Prov 12:24
    71%

    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

  • Prov 20:3
    71%

    3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

  • Eccl 10:18
    71%

    18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  • Prov 21:5
    71%

    5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

  • Prov 22:13
    71%

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

  • Prov 12:11
    71%

    11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.

  • Ps 129:7
    70%

    7Wherewith the mower filleth not his hand; nor he that bindeth sheaves his bosom.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    70%

    33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    34So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 26:1
    69%

    1As snow in summer, and as rain in harvest, so honour is not seemly for a fool.

  • Prov 13:23
    69%

    23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

  • Isa 28:24
    69%

    24Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

  • Jer 14:4
    69%

    4Because the ground is chapt, for there was no rain in the earth, the plowmen were ashamed, they covered their heads.

  • Prov 10:26
    69%

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

  • Job 24:6
    69%

    6They reap every one his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.

  • Prov 20:13
    69%

    13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Lev 25:20
    69%

    20And if ye shall say, What shall we eat the seventh year? behold, we shall not sow, nor gather in our increase:

  • Prov 16:26
    69%

    26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

  • Matt 25:26
    69%

    26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:

  • Prov 22:8
    69%

    8He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail.

  • Prov 20:5
    68%

    5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

  • 2 Tim 2:6
    68%

    6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
    68%

    10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

  • Prov 23:21
    68%

    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

  • Deut 24:15
    68%

    15At his day thou shalt give him his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he is poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

  • Job 20:20
    68%

    20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

  • Eccl 11:6
    68%

    6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.