Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Additional Resources
Referenced Verses
- Prov 12:11 : 11 Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
- Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
- Prov 10:4 : 4 Poor `is' he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- Prov 11:25 : 25 A liberal soul is made fat, And whoso is watering, he also is watered.
- Prov 2:2-9 : 2 To cause thine ear to attend to wisdom, Thou inclinest thy heart to understanding, 3 For, if for intelligence thou callest, For understanding givest forth thy voice, 4 If thou dost seek her as silver, And as hid treasures searchest for her, 5 Then understandest thou fear of Jehovah, And knowledge of God thou findest. 6 For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding. 7 Even to lay up for the upright substance, A shield for those walking uprightly. 8 To keep the paths of judgment, And the way of His saints He preserveth. 9 Then understandest thou righteousness, And judgment, and uprightness -- every good path.
- Prov 8:34 : 34 O the happiness of the man hearkening to me, To watch at my doors day by day, To watch at the door-posts of my entrance.
- Prov 26:13 : 13 The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' in the way, A lion `is' in the broad places.'
- Prov 28:25 : 25 Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.
- Isa 58:11 : 11 And Jehovah doth lead thee continually, And hath satisfied in drought thy soul, And thy bones He armeth, And thou hast been as a watered garden, And as an outlet of waters, whose waters lie not.
- John 6:27 : 27 work not for the food that is perishing, but for the food that is remaining to life age-during, which the Son of Man will give to you, for him did the Father seal -- `even' God.'
- Heb 6:11 : 11 and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end,
- 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 And this same also -- all diligence having brought in besides, superadd in your faith the worthiness, and in the worthiness the knowledge, 6 and in the knowledge the temperance, and in the temperance the endurance, and in the endurance the piety, 7 and in the piety the brotherly kindness, and in the brotherly kindness the love; 8 for these things being to you and abounding, do make `you' neither inert nor unfruitful in regard to the acknowledging of our Lord Jesus Christ, 9 for he with whom these things are not present is blind, dim-sighted, having become forgetful of the cleansing of his old sins; 10 wherefore, the rather, brethren, be diligent to make stedfast your calling and choice, for these things doing, ye may never stumble, 11 for so, richly shall be superadded to you the entrance into the age-during reign of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
- Num 23:10 : 10 Who hath counted the dust of Jacob, And the number of the fourth of Israel? Let me die the death of upright ones, And let my last end be like his!'
- Ps 92:14 : 14 Still they bring forth in old age, Fat and flourishing are they,
Similar Verses (AI)
These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.
- Prov 19:15-162 verses83%
15 Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
16 Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.
- Prov 21:25-262 verses83%
25 The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.
26 All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
- Prov 10:3-53 verses80%
3 Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.
4 Poor `is' he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 Whoso is gathering in summer `is' a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest `is' a son causing shame.
- 79%
27 The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
- 78%
4 Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
- 78%
24 The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
- 76%
5 The purposes of the diligent `are' only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.
- Prov 26:13-164 verses76%
13 The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' in the way, A lion `is' in the broad places.'
14 The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.
15 The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.
16 Wiser `is' the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven `men' returning a reason.
- 75%
24 The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.
- 75%
9 He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he `is' to a destroyer.
- 74%
19 The way of the slothful `is' as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
- Prov 6:9-113 verses74%
9 Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,
11 And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.
- Prov 13:11-122 verses74%
11 Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
12 Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life `is' the coming desire.
- 73%
26 A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused `him' to bend over it.
- 73%
25 The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!
- 73%
13 The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
- 72%
18 By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.
- 72%
7 There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth `is' abundant.
- Prov 28:19-202 verses72%
19 Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.
20 A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.
- 71%
26 As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So `is' the slothful to those sending him.
- 71%
13 Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied `with' bread.
- 71%
21 For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
- Prov 24:33-342 verses71%
33 A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down.
34 And thy poverty hath come `as' a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!
- 71%
11 Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
- 70%
30 Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.
- 70%
23 Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.
- 70%
19 A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools `is': Turn from evil.
- 70%
23 In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want.
- 70%
12 Sweet `is' the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.
- 70%
7 All the labour of man `is' for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.
- 70%
6 Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
- 70%
25 Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.
- 69%
22 Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.
- 69%
5 The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:
- 69%
21 so `is' he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'
- 69%
16 The wage of the righteous `is' for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.
- 68%
16 He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
- 68%
24 There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.