Proverbs 13:4
The sluggard lusteth, but his soule hath nought: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.
Geneva Bible 1599
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 righteous man hateth lying wordes: but the wicked causeth slander and shame.
Cross References
Genesis 26:32And that same day Izhaks seruantes came and tolde him of a well, which they had digged, and said vnto him, We haue found water.
Joshua 7:3And returned to Ioshua, and saide vnto him, Let not al the people go vp, but let as it were two or three thousand men go vp, and smite Ai, and make not al the people to labour thither, for they are fewe.
Proverbs 2:2And cause thine eares to hearken vnto wisdome, and encline thine heart to vnderstanding,
Proverbs 10:4A slouthfull hand maketh poore: but the hand of the diligent maketh riche.
Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his lande, shalbe satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of vnderstanding.
Proverbs 12:27The deceitfull man rosteth not, that hee tooke in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.
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 →