Proverbs 20:3-5

Listen to Proverbs 20:3-5

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.

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Cross References 5

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

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