4The soul of the sluggard 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 transgressors shall eat violence.

3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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

5 A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is lothsome, and cometh to shame.

6 Righteousness keepeth him that is upright 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 Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

13:4A sluggard's soul 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 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.