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Proverbs 13:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 13 · verse 4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.Proverbs 13:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 13:4 in context
2A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
3He that keepeth 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 keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.
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Key words (Strong's)
- sluggardʻâtsêlindolentH6102 →
- desirethʼâvâhto wish forH183 →
- diligentchărûwtsproperly, incised or incisiveH2742 →
- soulnepheshproperly, a breathing creatureH5315 →
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Here is, 1. The misery and shame of the slothful. See how foolish and absurd they are; they desire the gains which the diligent get, but they hate the pains which the diligent take; they covet every thing that is to be coveted, but will do nothing that is to be done; and therefore it follows, They have nothing;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary