Proverbs 20:3-6

3 It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.
4 Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.
5 The purposes of a person’s heart are deep waters, but one who has insight draws them out.
6 Many claim to have unfailing love, but a faithful person who can find?

Cross References 6

  • 1. S 1 Samuel 25:25
  • 2. S Genesis 13:8; Proverbs 17:14
  • 3. S Proverbs 6:6
  • 4. Ecclesiastes 10:18
  • 5. S Psalms 18:16
  • 6. Psalms 12:1
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