Proverbs 14:4 meaning and explanation
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but an abundant harvest comes through the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:4, Berean Standard Bible
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This proverb comes from the collection of wise sayings in Proverbs 14, where a fatherly teacher contrasts wisdom and folly in everyday life. The image is agricultural: a manger is a feeding trough, and an ox was the heavy labor animal that pulled the plow and threshed grain.
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