Proverbs 13:4
The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get [his desire:] but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
Bible (Bishops')
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
5A ryghteous man abhorreth lyes: but the vngodly shameth hym selfe, and is put to scilence.
Cross References
Genesis 26:32And the same daye Isahacs seruauntes came and tolde hym of a well which they had dygged, and sayde vnto hym, we haue founde water.
Proverbs 2:2That thou wylt encline thine eares vnto wisdome: applye thine heart then to vnderstandyng.
Proverbs 10:4An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.
Proverbs 12:11He that tylleth his lande, shall haue plenteousnesse of bread: but he that foloweth idlenesse is a very foole.
Proverbs 12:27The deciptfull man shall not coste that he toke in huntyng: but the riches of the iust man is of great value.
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 →