Key Verse Spotlight
Proverbs 13:4 — Meaning and Application
King James Version
“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
Proverbs 13:4
Verse in Context
Understanding the surrounding verses prevents misinterpretation:
A man shall eat good by the fruit of {his} mouth: but the soul of the transgressors {shall eat} violence.
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: {but} he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and {hath} nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
A righteous {man} hateth lying: but a wicked {man} is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
Righteousness keepeth {him that is} upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner. {the sinner: Heb. sin}
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