Logos Bible Study

Proverbs 20:4

English Standard VersionOther versions

English

Arabic

Czech

French

German

Hebrew

Hungarian

Italian

Korean

Latin

Portuguese

Russian

Simplified Chinese

Spanish

Traditional Chinese

4eThe sluggard does not plow in the autumn;

fhe will seek at harvest and have nothing.

Read in Logos

Cross references

  1. e[ch. 19:24]
  2. fch. 19:15; [ch. 6:11]

In other versions

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Sluggards do not plow in season;

so at harvest time they look but find nothing.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

The slacker does not plow during planting season;

at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.

NLTNew Living Translation

Those too lazy to plow in the right season

will have no food at the harvest.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

The lazy person will not plow in season;

he will expect at the harvest, but there will be nothing.

KJV 1900King James Version

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;

Therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.