Proverbs 13:4
The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
Bible in Basic English
In The King James Version
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
In Context
5The upright man is a hater of false words: the evil-doer gets a bad name and is put to shame.
Cross References
Genesis 26:32And that day Isaac's servants came to him and gave him word of the water-hole which they had made, and said to him, We have come to water.
Joshua 7:3Then they came back to Joshua and said to him, Do not send all the people up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and make an attack on Ai; there is no need for all the people to be tired with the journey there, for it is only a small town.
Proverbs 2:2So that your ear gives attention to wisdom, and your heart is turned to knowledge;
Proverbs 10:4He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
Proverbs 12:11He who does work on his land will not be short of bread; but he who goes after foolish men is without sense.
Proverbs 12:27He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 13:4
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. Note, 1. A guard upon the lips is a guard to the soul. He that is cautious, that thinks twice before he speaks once, that, if he have thought evil, lays his hand upon his mouth to suppress it, that keeps a strong bridle on his tongue and a strict hand on that bridle, he keeps his soul from a great deal both of guilt and grief and saves himself the trouble of many bitter reflections on himself and reflections of… Read the whole commentary →