Proverbs 13:4

Old Testament Wisdom/Poetry ASV (1901)

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

Proverbs 13:4 — American Standard Version

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Context — Proverbs 13

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.

1A wise son [heareth] his father`s instruction; But a scoffer heareth not rebuke.

2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth; But the soul of the treacherous [shall eat] violence.

3He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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

5A righteous man hateth lying; But a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.

6Righteousness guardeth him that is upright in the way; But wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

7There is that maketh himself rich, yet hath nothing: There is that maketh himself poor, yet hath great wealth.

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