Proverbs 28:19
New King James Version
19 (A)He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
Proverbs 28:19
New International Version
19 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.(A)
Proverbs 12:11
New King James Version
11 (A)He who [a]tills his land will be satisfied with (B)bread,
But he who follows [b]frivolity (C)is devoid of [c]understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:11 works or cultivates
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit. vain things
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit. heart
Proverbs 12:11
New International Version
11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)
Luke 15:12-17
New King James Version
12 And the younger of them said to his father, ‘Father, give me the portion of goods that falls to me.’ So he divided to them (A)his livelihood. 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with [a]prodigal living. 14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want. 15 Then he went and joined himself to a citizen of that country, and he sent him into his fields to feed swine. 16 And he would gladly have filled his stomach with the [b]pods that the swine ate, and no one gave him anything.
17 “But when he came to himself, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have bread enough and to spare, and I perish with hunger!
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- Luke 15:13 wasteful
- Luke 15:16 carob pods
Luke 15:12-17
New International Version
12 The younger one said to his father, ‘Father, give me my share of the estate.’(A) So he divided his property(B) between them.
13 “Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth(C) in wild living. 14 After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. 15 So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs.(D) 16 He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything.
17 “When he came to his senses, he said, ‘How many of my father’s hired servants have food to spare, and here I am starving to death!
Proverbs 27:23-27
New King James Version
23 Be diligent to know the state of your (A)flocks,
And attend to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
25 (B)When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
26 The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;
27 You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And the nourishment of your maidservants.
Proverbs 27:23-27
New International Version
23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,(A)
give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not endure forever,(B)
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family
and to nourish your female servants.
Judges 9:4
New King James Version
4 So they gave him seventy shekels of silver from the temple of (A)Baal-Berith, with which Abimelech hired (B)worthless and reckless men; and they followed him.
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Judges 9:4
New International Version
4 They gave him seventy shekels[a] of silver from the temple of Baal-Berith,(A) and Abimelek used it to hire reckless scoundrels,(B) who became his followers.
Footnotes
- Judges 9:4 That is, about 1 3/4 pounds or about 800 grams
Proverbs 23:20-21
New King James Version
20 (A)Do not mix with winebibbers,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Proverbs 23:20-21
New International Version
Proverbs 14:4
New King James Version
4 Where no oxen are, the [a]trough is clean;
But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:4 manger or feed trough
Proverbs 14:4
New International Version
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
but from the strength of an ox(A) come abundant harvests.
Proverbs 13:20
New King James Version
20 He who walks with wise men will be wise,
But the companion of fools will be destroyed.
Proverbs 13:20
New International Version
20 Walk with the wise and become wise,
for a companion of fools suffers harm.(A)
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