Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Revised Version 1895
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: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
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 digged, and 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; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few.
Proverbs 2:2So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, and apply thine heart to understanding;
Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 12:11He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons is void of understanding.
Proverbs 12:27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the precious substance of men is to the diligent.
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 →