Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Berean Standard Bible
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 who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
5The righteous hate falsehood, but the wicked bring shame and disgrace.
Cross References
Genesis 26:32On that same day, Isaac’s servants came and told him about the well they had dug. “We have found water!” they told him.
Joshua 7:3On returning to Joshua, they reported, “There is no need to send all the people; two or three thousand men are enough to go up and attack Ai. Since the people of Ai are so few, you need not wear out all our people there.”
Proverbs 2:2if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
Proverbs 12:27A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
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 →