Proverbs 14:4
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Other Translations of Proverbs 14:4
New International Version
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.
English Standard Version
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean, but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
The Message
4 No cattle, no crops; a good harvest requires a strong ox for the plow.
New King James Version
4 Where no oxen are, the trough is clean; But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.
New Living Translation
4 Without oxen a stable stays clean, but you need a strong ox for a large harvest.
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Matthew Henry's Commentary on Proverbs 14:4
Commentary on Proverbs 14:4
(Read Proverbs 14:4)
There can be no advantage without something which, though of little moment, will affright the indolent.