Proverbs 13:4

Proverbs chapter 13 · verse 4 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

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

King James Version · 1611

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

American Standard Version · 1901

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

v.3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; Buthe that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

v.4This passage

v.5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Numbers 23:10
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!
Proverbs 11:25
The liberal soul shall be made fat; And he that watereth shall be watered also himself.
John 6:27
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.
2 Peter 1:5
Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in your virtue knowledge;
Proverbs 28:25
He that is of a greedy spirit stirreth up strife; But he that putteth his trust in Jehovah shall be made fat.
Psalms 92:14
They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; They shall be full of sap and green: