Bible Verses Like Ecclesiastes 4:5

“The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.”

 

Bible verses related to Ecclesiastes 4:5 (similar cross-references)


Isaiah 9:20 - And he shall snatch on the right hand, and be hungry; and he shall eat on the left hand, and they shall not be satisfied: they shall eat every man the flesh of his own arm:   (Verses like Isaiah 9:20)

Job 13:14 - Wherefore do I take my flesh in my teeth, and put my life in mine hand?   (Verses like Job 13:14)

Proverbs 6:10-11 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.   (Verses like Proverbs 6:10)

Proverbs 11:17 - The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.   (Verses like Proverbs 11:17)

Proverbs 12:27 - The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.   (Verses like Proverbs 12:27)

Proverbs 13:4 - The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.   (Verses like Proverbs 13:4)

Proverbs 20:4 - The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.   (Verses like Proverbs 20:4)

Proverbs 24:33-34 - Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.   (Verses like Proverbs 24:33)