Proverbs 13:4

A Wise Son Lives Righteously

³ The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
⁴ The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made fat.
⁵ A righteous man hates falsehood,
But a wicked man acts disgustingly and shamefully.

Lazy Man

Proverbs 10:4

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 12:11

He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who pursues worthless things lacks sense.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the slack hand will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 11:25

The generous man will be prosperous,
And he who waters will himself be watered.

Proverbs 2:2-9

Make your ear attentive to wisdom,
Incline your heart to understanding;

Proverbs 8:34

“Blessed is the man who listens to me,
Watching daily at my gates,
Waiting at my doorposts.

Proverbs 26:13

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A lion is in the open square!”

Proverbs 28:25

An arrogant man stirs up strife,
But he who trusts in the Lord will prosper.

Isaiah 58:11

“And the Lord will continually guide you,
And satisfy your desire in scorched places,
And give strength to your bones;
And you will be like a watered garden,
And like a spring of water whose waters do not fail.

John 6:27

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

Hebrews 6:11

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence so as to realize the full assurance of hope until the end,

2 Peter 1:5-11

Now for this very reason also, applying all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence, and in your moral excellence, knowledge,

Numbers 23:10

“Who can count the dust of Jacob,
Or number the fourth part of Israel?
Let me die the death of the upright,
And let my end be like his!”

Psalm 92:14

They will still yield fruit in old age;
They shall be full of sap and very green,