Proverbs 20:4
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Proverbs 20:4 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Proverbs 20:4 is a verse from the book of Proverbs in the Old Testament. The KJV reads: "The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. cold: or, winter" Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Proverbs 20:4 — KJV
“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. cold: or, winter”
— Proverbs 20:4 (KJV)
Proverbs 20:4 in Context — About the Book of Proverbs
Proverbs is distilled wisdom for ordinary decisions — money, words, work, friendship, marriage, anger, and the tongue. Its premise is simple: the fear of the Lord is the beginning of wisdom. Thirty-one chapters make it the classic one-chapter-a-day book for praying through daily choices.
Cross-References for Proverbs 20:4
“While the earth remaineth, seedtime and harvest, and cold and heat, and summer and winter, and day and night shall not cease. While...: Heb. As yet all the days of the earth”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:4: cold, harvest, winter
“And the LORD said, Behold, the people is one, and they have all one language; and this they begin to do: and now nothing will be restrained from them, which they have imagined to do.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:4: beg, nothing
“Behold now, I have two daughters which have not known man; let me, I pray you, bring them out unto you, and do ye to them as is good in your eyes: only unto these men do nothing; for therefore came they under the shadow of my roof.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:4: therefore, nothing
“So Naomi returned, and Ruth the Moabitess, her daughter in law, with her, which returned out of the country of Moab: and they came to Bethlehem in the beginning of barley harvest.”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:4: beg, harvest
“Now therefore stand still, that I may reason with you before the LORD of all the righteous acts of the LORD, which he did to you and to your fathers. righteous...: Heb. righteousnesses, or, benefits to: Heb. with”
Shares key themes with Proverbs 20:4: reason, therefore
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