Proverbs 13:4

Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

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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 19:15-16
    2 verses
    83%

    15Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.

    16Whoso is keeping the command is keeping his soul, Whoso is despising His ways dieth.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    83%

    25The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

    26All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Prov 10:3-5
    3 verses
    80%

    3Jehovah causeth not the soul of the righteous to hunger, And the desire of the wicked He thrusteth away.

    4Poor `is' he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

    5Whoso is gathering in summer `is' a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest `is' a son causing shame.

  • Prov 12:27
    79%

    27The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

  • Prov 20:4
    78%

    4Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

  • Prov 12:24
    78%

    24The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

  • Prov 21:5
    76%

    5The purposes of the diligent `are' only to advantage, And of every hasty one, only to want.

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' in the way, A lion `is' in the broad places.'

    14The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.

    15The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.

    16Wiser `is' the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven `men' returning a reason.

  • Prov 19:24
    75%

    24The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.

  • Prov 18:9
    75%

    9He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he `is' to a destroyer.

  • Prov 15:19
    74%

    19The way of the slothful `is' as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

  • Prov 6:9-11
    3 verses
    74%

    9Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

    10A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,

    11And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 13:11-12
    2 verses
    74%

    11Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.

    12Hope prolonged is making the heart sick, And a tree of life `is' the coming desire.

  • Prov 16:26
    73%

    26A labouring man hath laboured for himself, For his mouth hath caused `him' to bend over it.

  • Prov 13:25
    73%

    25The righteous is eating to the satiety of his soul, And the belly of the wicked lacketh!

  • Prov 22:13
    73%

    13The slothful hath said, `A lion `is' without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'

  • Eccl 10:18
    72%

    18By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.

  • Prov 13:7
    72%

    7There is who is making himself rich, and hath nothing, Who is making himself poor, and wealth `is' abundant.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled `with' poverty.

    20A stedfast man hath multiplied blessings, And whoso is hasting to be rich is not acquitted.

  • Prov 10:26
    71%

    26As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So `is' the slothful to those sending him.

  • Prov 20:13
    71%

    13Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied `with' bread.

  • Prov 23:21
    71%

    21For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.

  • Prov 24:33-34
    2 verses
    71%

    33A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down.

    34And thy poverty hath come `as' a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!

  • Prov 12:11
    71%

    11Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied `with' bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,

  • Prov 24:30
    70%

    30Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.

  • Prov 13:23
    70%

    23Abundance of food -- the tillage of the poor, And substance is consumed without judgment.

  • Prov 13:19
    70%

    19A desire accomplished is sweet to the soul, And an abomination to fools `is': Turn from evil.

  • Prov 14:23
    70%

    23In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips `is' only to want.

  • Eccl 5:12
    70%

    12Sweet `is' the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep.

  • Eccl 6:7
    70%

    7All the labour of man `is' for his mouth, and yet the soul is not filled.

  • Prov 6:6
    70%

    6Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

  • Prov 28:25
    70%

    25Whoso is proud in soul stirreth up contention, And whoso is trusting on Jehovah is made fat.

  • Prov 28:22
    69%

    22Troubled for wealth `is' the man `with' an evil eye, And he knoweth not that want doth meet him.

  • Eccl 4:5
    69%

    5The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:

  • Luke 12:21
    69%

    21so `is' he who is treasuring up to himself, and is not rich toward God.'

  • Prov 10:16
    69%

    16The wage of the righteous `is' for life, The increase of the wicked for sin.

  • Prov 22:16
    68%

    16He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.

  • Prov 11:24
    68%

    24There is who is scattering, and yet is increased, And who is keeping back from uprightness, only to want.