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Proverbs 14:4
Proverbs 14:4 is verse 4 of Proverbs chapter 14, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.
Berean Standard Bible
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
King James Version
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
World English Bible
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
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Proverbs 14:2–6 · Berean Standard Bible
2 He who walks in uprightness fears the LORD, but the one who is devious in his ways despises Him.
3 The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
5 An honest witness does not deceive, but a dishonest witness pours forth lies.
6 A mocker seeks wisdom and finds none, but knowledge comes easily to the discerning.
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Cross-references
The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.
Amos 4:6“I beset all your cities with cleanness of teeth and all your towns with lack of bread, yet you did not return to Me,” declares the LORD.
Proverbs 13:23Abundant food is in the fallow ground of the poor, but without justice it is swept away.
1 Corinthians 9:9For it is written in the Law of Moses: “Do not muzzle an ox while it is treading out the grain.” Is it about oxen that God is concerned?
1 Corinthians 9:10Isn’t He actually speaking on our behalf? Indeed, this was written for us, because when the plowman plows and the thresher threshes, they should also expect to share in the harvest.
1 Corinthians 9:11If we have sown spiritual seed among you, is it too much for us to reap a material harvest from you?