Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.
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Proverbs 10:4
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Proverbs 19:15, 24
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger. . . .

Proverbs 26:13-16
The slacker says, "A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!" . . .

cold

Proverbs 6:10, 11
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, . . .

Proverbs 19:15
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

Proverbs 24:34
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Matthew 25:3-10, 24-28
The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. . . .

2 Peter 1:5-11
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; . . .

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The sluggard does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The slacker does not plow during planting season; at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.

International Standard Version
A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.

NET Bible
The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
A lazy man is reproached and does not keep silent; he begs in harvest and there is no water.
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