Selah · Bible verse
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
In context
2The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.
3It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.
4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall 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.
6Many men claim to be men of unfailing love, but who can find a faithful man?
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In other languages
日本語 · 箴言 20:4 · 口語訳聖書なまけ者は寒いときに耕さない、それゆえ刈入れのときになって、求めても何もない。 なまけ者は寒いときに耕さない、それゆえ刈入れのときになって、求めても何もない。한국어 · 잠언 20:4 · 개역한글게으른 자는 가을에 밭 갈지 아니하나니 그러므로 거둘 때에는 구걸할지라도 얻지 못하리라Español · Proverbios 20:4 · Reina-Valera (1909)El perezoso no ara á causa del invierno; pedirá pues en la siega, y no hallará.Português · Provérbios 20:4 · Bíblia Livre (2018)O preguiçoso não lavra no inverno; por isso ele mendigará durante a ceifa, pois nada terá.
