World English Bible
"The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied."
— Proverbs 13:4, World English Bible
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. ”
“The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.”
“The sluggard willeth, and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.”
“The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.”
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
A wise son listens to his father's instruction, but a scoffer doesn't listen to rebuke.
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
A righteous man hates lies, but a wicked man brings shame and disgrace.
Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.
There are some who pretend to be rich, yet have nothing. There are some who pretend to be poor, yet have great wealth.