Proverbs 13:4
A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Darby Translation
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
3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
5A righteous [man] hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.
Cross References
Genesis 26:32And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well that they had dug, and said to him, We have found water.
Joshua 7:3And they returned to Joshua, and said to him, Let not all the people go up; let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither, for they are few.
Proverbs 2:2so that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom [and] thou apply thy heart to understanding;
Proverbs 10:4He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread; but he that followeth the worthless is void of understanding.
Proverbs 12:27The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.
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 →