Ecclesiastes 11:4

He who watches the wind [waiting for all conditions to be perfect] will not sow [seed], and he who looks at the clouds will not reap [a harvest].

Proverbs 3:27


Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients],
When it is in your power to do it.

Proverbs 20:4


The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].

Proverbs 22:13


The lazy one [manufactures excuses and] says, “There is a lion outside!
I will be killed in the streets [if I go out to work]!”

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 3:27

Do not withhold good from those to whom it is due [its rightful recipients],
When it is in your power to do it.
Proverbs 20:4

The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].
Proverbs 22:13

The lazy one [manufactures excuses and] says, “There is a lion outside!
I will be killed in the streets [if I go out to work]!”