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Proverbs 20:4

World English Bible

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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Proverbs 20:4 in other translations

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Proverbs 20:4 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 20:4 in context

  1. 2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion.
    He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
  2. 3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,
    but every fool will be quarreling.
  3. 4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
    therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  4. 5Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,
    but a man of understanding will draw it out.
  5. 6Many men claim to be men of unfailing love,
    but who can find a faithful man?