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Proverbs 17:2
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Proverbs 17:2
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2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over (A)a son who acts shamefully
and (B)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
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Proverbs 17:2
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2 A prudent servant will rule in place of a disgraceful son
and will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
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Proverbs 17:2
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2 A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son
and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
Proverbs 18:9
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Proverbs 18:9
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9 Whoever is slack in his work
is a (A)brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 18:9
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Proverbs 18:9
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Avoiding Fools and Their Foolishness
9 Whoever is lazy regarding his work
is also a brother to the master of destruction.
Proverbs 18:9
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Proverbs 18:9
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9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.(A)
Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
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15 Laziness puts one to sleep,
and an idle person will go hungry.
Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(A)
Proverbs 19:24
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Proverbs 19:24
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Proverbs 19:24
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Proverbs 19:24
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24 The lazy person buries his hand in his dish
and doesn’t bother to bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 19:24
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Proverbs 19:24
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24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!(A)
Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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4 A lazy person doesn’t plow in the proper[a] season;
he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 The Heb. lacks proper
Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:13
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Proverbs 20:13
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13 (A)Love not sleep, lest you (B)come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will have (C)plenty of bread.
Proverbs 20:13
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Proverbs 20:13
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13 Do not love sleep or you’ll become poor,
keep your eyes open and you’ll have plenty of food.
Proverbs 20:13
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Proverbs 20:13
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13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(A)
stay awake and you will have food to spare.
Proverbs 21:5
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Proverbs 21:5
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5 The plans of (A)the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is (B)hasty comes (C)only to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5
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Proverbs 21:5
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5 Plans of the persistent surely lead to productivity,
but all who are hasty will surely become poor.
Proverbs 21:5
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Proverbs 21:5
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5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 Pleasure lovers become poor;
loving wine and oil doesn’t bring riches.
Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.(A)
Proverbs 21:25-26
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Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 The desire of (A)the sluggard kills him,
for his hands refuse to labor.
26 All day long he craves and craves,
but the righteous (B)gives and does not hold back.
Proverbs 21:25-26
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Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 What the lazy person craves will kill him,
because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he continues to crave,
while the righteous person gives without holding back.
Proverbs 21:25-26
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Proverbs 21:25-26
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