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


In Context

1 A wise son — the instruction of a father, And a scorner — he hath not heard rebuke.

2 From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous — violence.

3 Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips — ruin to him!

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

5 A false word the righteous hateth, And the wicked causeth abhorrence, and is confounded.

6 Righteousness keepeth him who is perfect in the way, And wickedness overthroweth a sin offering.

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 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 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.