OLD TESTAMENT · VERSE 4

Proverbs 20:4

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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;

therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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Proverbs 20:1–7

1

Wine is a mocker and beer is a brawler.

Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

2

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion.

He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

3

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife,

but every fool will be quarreling.

4
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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;

therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

5

Counsel in the heart of man is like deep water,

but a man of understanding will draw it out.

6

Many men claim to be men of unfailing love,

but who can find a faithful man?

7

A righteous man walks in integrity.

Blessed are his children after him.

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