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PROVERBS 13:4 — KING JAMES VERSION 1
Prov 13:3Prov 13:5
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. The lazy persons craving (naphsho) remains unsatisfied. The diligent persons desires (ta'avat) are fulfilled. Effort yields satisfaction.
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The character of God - Proverbs 13
The imagery here is agricultural - the original audience would have immediately understood the metaphor of sowing, waiting, and harvesting. God is faithful in every circumstance. God is faithful in ev...
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