Proverbs 13:4
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The sluggard willeth, and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.

Proverbs 6:6
Which, although she hath no guide, nor master, nor captain,

Proverbs 10:4
He that gathereth in the harvest, is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.

Proverbs 12:27
The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.

Proverbs 13:3
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils.

Proverbs 13:5
The just shall hate a lying word: but the wicked confoundeth, and shall be confounded.

Proverbs 20:4
Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.

Proverbs 21:5
The thoughts of the industrious always bring forth abundance: but every sluggard is always in want.

Proverbs 21:25
Desires kill the slothful: for his hands have refused to work at all.

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The sluggard willeth, and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.

desireth

Proverbs 10:4 He that gathereth in the harvest, is a wise son: but he that snorteth in the summer, is the son of confusion.

Proverbs 12:11,24 He that is delighted in passing his time over wine, leaveth a reproach in his strong holds. . . .

Proverbs 26:13 The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.

Numbers 23:10 Who can count the dust of Jacob, and know the number of the stock of Israel? Let my soul die the death of the just, and my last end be like to them.

but

Proverbs 2:2-9 For if thou shalt call for wisdom, and incline thy heart to prudence: . . .

Proverbs 8:34 He that shall find me, shall find life, and shall have salvation from the Lord.

John 6:27 Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that which endureth unto life everlasting, which the Son of man will give you. For him hath God, the Father, sealed.

Hebrews 6:11 And we desire that every one of you shew forth the same carefulness to the accomplishing of hope unto the end:

2 Peter 1:5-11 And you, employing all care, minister in your faith, virtue: And in virtue, knowledge: . . .

made

Proverbs 11:25 He that hideth up corn, shall be cursed among the people: but a blessing upon the head of them that sell.

Proverbs 28:25 He that boasteth and puffeth up himself, stirreth up quarrels: but he that trusteth in the Lord, shall be healed.

Psalm 92:14 They shall still increase in a fruitful old age: and shall be well treated,

Isaiah 58:11 And the Lord will give thee rest continually, and will fill thy soul with brightness, and deliver thy bones, and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a fountain of water whose waters shall not fail.

Context
A Father's Discipline
3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his soul: but he that hath no guard on his speech shall meet with evils. 4The sluggard willeth, and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.5The just shall hate a lying word: but the wicked confoundeth, and shall be confounded.…
Lexicon
The slacker
עָצֵ֑ל (‘ā·ṣêl)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 6102: Sluggish, lazy

craves,
מִתְאַוָּ֣ה (miṯ·’aw·wāh)
Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 183: To incline, desire

yet [gets] nothing,
וָ֭אַיִן (wā·’a·yin)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's Hebrew 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

but the soul
נַפְשׁ֣וֹ (nap̄·šōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion

of the diligent
חָרֻצִ֣ים (ḥā·ru·ṣîm)
Adjective - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 2742: Incised, incisive, a trench, gold, a threshing-sledge, determination, eager

is fully satisfied.
תְּדֻשָּֽׁן׃ (tə·ḏuš·šān)
Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1878: To be fat, to fatten, to anoint, to satisfy, to remove, ashes


Additional Translations
The slacker craves, yet gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.The soul of the sluggard desires, and has 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.

Every slothful man desires, but the hands of the active are diligent.

A sluggard's soul 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 soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
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