“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”
Proverbs 13:4 (KJV) |
Proverbs 13:4
From Proverbs 13, in the Book of Proverbs (Old Testament).
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A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
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He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
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The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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A righteous man hateth lying: but a wicked man is loathsome, and cometh to shame.
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Righteousness keepeth him that is upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.