Proverbs 13:4

The appetite of lazy people craves but gets nothing, 1 but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied. 1

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The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

In Context

3The one who guards his mouth protects his life, 1 but the one who opens wide his lips will ruin himself. 1

5The righteous person hates lies, 1 but a wicked person makes himself repugnant, and he does what is shameful. 1

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Cross References

Genesis 26:32That same day Isaac's servants came and told him about the well that they had dug. They said, “We have found water.”

Joshua 7:3When they returned to Joshua, they said to him, “Do not send all the people up to Ai. Send only two or three thousand men to go up and attack Ai. Do not make all the people labor in battle, for they are few in number.”

Proverbs 2:2make your ears pay attention to wisdom 1 and incline your heart to understanding. 1

Proverbs 10:4A lazy hand causes a person to be poor, 1 but the hand of the diligent person gains riches. 1

Proverbs 12:11The one who works his land will have plenty of food, 1 but whoever chases after worthless projects has no sense. 1

Proverbs 12:27Lazy people would not roast their own game, 1 but the diligent man will obtain precious wealth. 1

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 →

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