4A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.


In Context

1 A wise son heareth his father's instruction; but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; but the soul of the treacherous, violence.

3 He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.

4 A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

5 A righteous man hateth lying; but the wicked maketh himself odious and cometh to shame.

6 Righteousness preserveth him that is perfect in the way; but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

Proverbs 13:4 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The New International Version of the Holy Bible

13:4The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

13:4The sluggard willeth and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:4The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

13:4The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

13:4The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.