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Proverbs 20:4 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 20 · verse 4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.Proverbs 20:4 · King James Version
Proverbs 20:4 in context
2The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.
3It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.
4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.
6Most men will proclaim every one his own goodness: but a faithful man who can find?
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- sluggardʻâtsêlindolentH6102 →
- plowchârashto scratchH2790 →
- coldchôrephproperly, the crop gatheredH2779 →
- begshâʼalto inquireH7592 →
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See here the evil of slothfulness and the love of ease. 1. It keeps men from the most necessary business, from ploughing and sowing when the season is: The sluggard has ground to occupy, and has ability for it; he can plough, but he will not;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary