Lux Domini
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.

What does Proverbs 14:4 mean?

There can be no advantage without something which, though of little moment, will affright the indolent.

Key themes

Anxiety and fearWisdomJustice and mercyFear of the Lord

Read with

Keep this verse inside Proverbs 14:3-4 and alongside a few nearby related passages.