| Proverbs 13:4 Parallel Translations |  |
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| NASB: | The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made fat. (NASB ©1995) |
| GWT: | A lazy person craves food and there is none, but the appetite of hard-working people is satisfied.(GOD'S WORD®) |
| KJV: | The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
| ASV: | The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
| BBE: | The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat. |
| DBY: | A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
| ERV: | The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
| JPS: | The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be abundantly gratified. |
| WBS: | The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
| WEB: | The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied. |
| YLT: | The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat. |
| Proverbs 13:4 Cross References |
| XREF: | Proverbs 13:3 The one who guards his mouth preserves his life; The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Proverbs 13:5 A righteous man hates falsehood, But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully. (NASB ©1995) |
| Commentaries and Concordances |
| GSB: | 13:4 The soul of the sluggard {b} desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
(b) He always desires, but takes no pains to get anything. |
| MHC: | 13:1 There is great hope of those that reverence their parents. There is little hope of any who will not hear those that deal faithfully with them. 2. By our words we must be justified or condemned, Mt 12:37. 3. He that thinks before he speaks, that suppresses evil if he have thought it, keeps his soul from a great deal both of guilt and grief. Many a one is ruined by an ungoverned tongue. 4. The slothful desire the gains the diligent get, but hate the pains the diligent take; therefore they have nothing. This is especially true as to the soul. 5. Where sin reigns, the man is loathsome. If his conscience were awake, he would abhor himself, and repent in dust and ashes. |
| CONC: | Abundantly Craves Desire Desires Desireth Desiring Diligent Fat Fully Gets Gratified Hater Nothing Richly Satisfied Slothful Sluggard Sluggard's Soul Supplied Workers |
| PREV: | Abundantly Craves Desire Desires Desireth Desiring Diligent Fat Fully Gets Gratified Hard Hater Richly Satisfied Slothful Sluggard Sluggard's Soul Supplied Work Workers |
| NEXT: | Abundantly Craves Desire Desires Desireth Desiring Diligent Fat Fully Gets Gratified Hard Hater Richly Satisfied Slothful Sluggard Sluggard's Soul Supplied Work Workers |
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