Cross references

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker craves yet has nothing,

but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 13:4 BSB

Proverbs 13:4 has 14 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 12 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 12:24 (16 votes) and Proverbs 12:11 (12 votes). 23 other verses point back to it. It links with 15 other books, from Genesis 26 to 2 Peter 1.

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Which verses does Proverbs 13:4 point to?

Ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

  2. The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.

  3. For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge; and to knowledge, self-control; and to self-control, perseverance; and to perseverance, godliness; …

  4. if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding, if you truly call out to insight and lift your voice to understanding, …

  5. Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

  6. A generous soul will prosper, and he who refreshes others will himself be refreshed.

  7. A greedy man stirs up strife, but he who trusts in the LORD will prosper.

  8. John 6:277 votes

    Do not work for food that perishes, but for food that endures to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you. For on Him God the Father has placed His seal of approval.”

  9. We want each of you to show this same diligence to the very end, in order to make your hope sure.

  10. Blessed is the man who listens to me, watching daily at my doors, waiting at the posts of my doorway.

Which verses point to Proverbs 13:4?

The 10 strongest of 23.