Proverbs 13:4
The sluggard longeth [in] his soul, and there [cometh] nothing; but the soul of the diligent will be abundantly gratified.
Leeser Tanakh
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 righteous hateth the word of falsehood; but the wicked bringeth shame and dishonor.
Cross References
Genesis 26:32And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had dug, and they said unto him, We have found water.
Joshua 7:3And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite 'Ai: do not fatigue all the people [to go] thither; for they are but few.
Proverbs 2:2To let thy ear listen unto wisdom: [if] thou wouldst incline thy heart to understanding.
Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor that laboreth with an indolent hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his ground will be satisfied with bread; but he that runneth after idle persons is void of sense.
Proverbs 12:27The indolent roasteth not that which he hath caught in hunting; but the most precious wealth of man is diligence.
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 →