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Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
Common English Bible
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep;
a slacker goes hungry.
Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
New International Version
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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24 Lazy people bury their hand in the bowl;
they won’t even put it to their 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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4 The lazy don’t plow during winter;
at harvest they look but find nothing.
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 Don’t love sleep or you will be poor;
stay alert and you will have plenty to eat.
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 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 Those who love pleasure end up poor;
lovers of wine and oil won’t get rich.
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 desires of the lazy will kill them,
because their hands refuse to do anything.
26 The lazy desire things constantly,
but the righteous give without holding back.
Proverbs 21:25-26
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Proverbs 21:25-26
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Proverbs 22:29
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Proverbs 22:29
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29 Do you see people who work skillfully?
They will work for kings
but not work for lowly people.
Proverbs 22:29
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Proverbs 22:29
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Proverbs 24:27
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Proverbs 24:27
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27 Get your outside work done;
make preparations in the field;
then you can build your house.
Proverbs 24:27
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Proverbs 24:27
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27 Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
Proverbs 24:30-34
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Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 I happened upon the field of a lazy person,
by the vineyard of one with no sense.
31 Thorns grew all over it;
weeds covered the ground,
and the stone wall was falling down.
32 I observed this and took it to heart;
I saw it and learned a lesson.
33 “A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little lying down with folded arms”—
34 and poverty will come on you like a prowler,
deprivation like a man with a shield.
Proverbs 24:30-34
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Proverbs 24:30-34
New International Version
30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(A)
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest(B)—
34 and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.(C)
Proverbs 26:14
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Proverbs 26:14
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14 As a door turns on its hinge,
so do lazy people in their beds.
Proverbs 26:14
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Proverbs 26:14
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14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.(A)
Proverbs 27:18
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Proverbs 27:18
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18 Those who tend a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and those who look after their master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:18
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Proverbs 27:18
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Know your flock well;
pay attention to your herds,
24 for no treasure lasts forever,
nor a crown generation after generation.
25 When the grass goes away, new growth appears,
and the plants of the hills are gathered,
26 then the lambs will provide your clothes,
and the goats will be the price of your fields.
27 There will be enough goat’s milk for your food,
for the food of your house,
and to nourish your young women.
Proverbs 27:23-27
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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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.
Proverbs 28:19
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Proverbs 28:19
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19 Those who work the land will have plenty to eat,
but those with worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
Proverbs 28:19
New International Version
Proverbs 28:19
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19 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.(A)
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