Font Size
Proverbs 12:24
New International Version
Proverbs 12:24
New International Version
24 Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)
Proverbs 12:24
King James Version
Proverbs 12:24
King James Version
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 12:27
New International Version
Proverbs 12:27
New International Version
27 The lazy do not roast[a] any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Proverbs 12:27
King James Version
Proverbs 12:27
King James Version
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 21:25-26
New International Version
Proverbs 21:25-26
New International Version
Proverbs 21:25-26
King James Version
Proverbs 21:25-26
King James Version
25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 10:4
New International Version
Proverbs 10:4
New International Version
Proverbs 10:4
King James Version
Proverbs 10:4
King James Version
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 17:2
New International Version
Proverbs 17:2
New International Version
2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
Proverbs 17:2
King James Version
Proverbs 17:2
King James Version
2 A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 13:4
New International Version
Proverbs 13:4
New International Version
4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Proverbs 13:4
King James Version
Proverbs 13:4
King James Version
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 22:29
New International Version
Proverbs 22:29
New International Version
Saying 6
Proverbs 22:29
King James Version
Proverbs 22:29
King James Version
29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 22:13
New International Version
Proverbs 22:13
New International Version
13 The sluggard says, “There’s a lion outside!(A)
I’ll be killed in the public square!”
Proverbs 22:13
King James Version
Proverbs 22:13
King James Version
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 19:15
New International Version
Proverbs 19:15
New International Version
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(A)
Proverbs 19:15
King James Version
Proverbs 19:15
King James Version
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Read full chapter
1 Kings 11:28
New International Version
1 Kings 11:28
New International Version
28 Now Jeroboam was a man of standing,(A) and when Solomon saw how well(B) the young man did his work, he put him in charge of the whole labor force of the tribes of Joseph.
1 Kings 11:28
King James Version
1 Kings 11:28
King James Version
28 And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
Read full chapter
Genesis 49:15
New International Version
Genesis 49:15
New International Version
Genesis 49:15
King James Version
Genesis 49:15
King James Version
15 And he saw that rest was good, and the land that it was pleasant; and bowed his shoulder to bear, and became a servant unto tribute.
Read full chapter
Proverbs 26:13-16
New International Version
Proverbs 26:13-16
New International Version
13 A sluggard says,(A) “There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”(B)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.(C)
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(D)
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:13-16
King James Version
Proverbs 26:13-16
King James Version
13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Read full chapter
1 Kings 9:21
New International Version
1 Kings 9:21
New International Version
21 Solomon conscripted the descendants(A) of all these peoples remaining in the land—whom the Israelites could not exterminate[a](B)—to serve as slave labor,(C) as it is to this day.
Footnotes
- 1 Kings 9:21 The Hebrew term refers to the irrevocable giving over of things or persons to the Lord, often by totally destroying them.
1 Kings 9:21
King James Version
1 Kings 9:21
King James Version
21 Their children that were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel also were not able utterly to destroy, upon those did Solomon levy a tribute of bondservice unto this day.
Read full chapter
New International Version (NIV) 
Holy Bible, New International Version®, NIV® Copyright ©1973, 1978, 1984, 2011 by Biblica, Inc.® Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.
NIV Reverse Interlinear Bible: English to Hebrew and English to Greek. Copyright © 2019 by Zondervan.