Cross references

Proverbs 20:4

The slacker does not plow in season;

at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

Proverbs 20:4 BSB

Proverbs 20:4 has 10 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 10 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to Proverbs 10:4 (13 votes) and Proverbs 19:15 (12 votes). 11 other verses point back to it. It links with 6 other books, from Exodus 16 to 2 Peter 1.

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Which verses does Proverbs 20:4 point to?

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

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

  2. Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.

  3. The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

  4. The foolish ones took their lamps but did not take along any extra oil. But the wise ones took oil in flasks along with their lamps. …

  5. Finally, the servant who had received the one talent came and said, ‘Master, I knew that you are a hard man, reaping where you have not sown and gathering where you have not scattered seed. So I was afraid and went out and hid your talent in the ground. See, you have what belongs to you.’ …

  6. The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!” As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed. …

  7. 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; …

  8. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

  9. The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.

  10. and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Which verses point to Proverbs 20:4?

The 10 strongest of 11.