Proverbs 6:9-11
English Standard Version
Proverbs 6:9-11
American Standard Version
9 How long wilt thou [a]sleep, O sluggard?
When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to [b]sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as a [c]robber,
And thy want as [d]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:9 Hebrew lie down.
- Proverbs 6:10 Hebrew lie down.
- Proverbs 6:11 Or, rover
- Proverbs 6:11 Hebrew a man with a shield.
Proverbs 10:4
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Proverbs 10:4
American Standard Version
4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 13:4
English Standard Version
4 (A)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent (B)is richly supplied.
Proverbs 13:4
American Standard Version
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
American Standard Version
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 12:24
English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:24
American Standard Version
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
But [a]the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:24 Hebrew slothfulness.
Proverbs 20:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 20:4
American Standard Version
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
[a]Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Or, Therefore when he seeketh in harvest, there shall be nothing
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