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Proverbs 13:4
Proverbs 13:4
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Proverbs 13 — OverviewProverbs 13 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleMoral Maxims.Proverbs 13 — OverviewProverbs 13 · Little Bible — for children and parentsProverbs 13 continues Solomon's collection of sharp, contrasting wisdom sayings. The chapter holds together a consistent theme: how we speak, work, and respond to correction shapes our whole life. The wise person…Proverbs 13:4Proverbs 13:4 · Matthew Henry's Commentary on the Whole BibleHere is, 1. The misery and shame of the slothful. See how foolish and
absurd they are; they desire the gains which the diligent get, but they
hate the pains which the diligent take; they covet every thing that is…Proverbs 13:4Proverbs 13:4 · John Gill's Exposition of the Entire BibleThe soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing,.... He desires knowledge, but does not care to be at any pains to get it, and so has it not; he desires riches, but chooses not to make use of the means, to be…Proverbs 13:4Proverbs 13:4 · Little Bible — for children and parentsDesire without action produces nothing. The sluggard's wants are real, but wanting without working cannot produce results. The diligent person, by contrast, sees their soul 'made fat' — a Hebrew picture of abundance,…