Proverbs 19:15
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 Laziness makes a person fall into a deep sleep,
and an idle person will go hungry.
Proverbs 19:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 A lazy person buries his hand in the dish,
but he does not even bring the food up to his mouth.
Proverbs 20:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 A lazy person fails to plow when it is the season for planting.[a]
He expects something in the harvest, but nothing will be there.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Literally at the start of the rainy season
Proverbs 20:13
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 Do not love sleep, or you will become poor.
Keep your eyes open, and you will have enough to eat.
Proverbs 21:17
Evangelical Heritage Version
17 Whoever loves pleasure will be poor.
Whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
Proverbs 21:25-26
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 A lazy person’s craving will kill him,
because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he craves something more,
but a righteous person gives and does not hold back.
Proverbs 22:29
Evangelical Heritage Version
29 Do you see a person who is efficient in his work?
He will serve kings.
He will not serve nobodies.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:29 Or unimportant people
Proverbs 24:27
Evangelical Heritage Version
27 Prepare your work outside,
and get things ready for yourself in the fields.
Afterward, build your house.
Proverbs 24:30-34
Evangelical Heritage Version
30 I passed by a lazy man’s field
and by a vineyard that belonged to a senseless man.
31 It was overgrown with thistles
and covered with weeds.
Its stone wall was broken down.
32 When I saw this, I took it to heart.
I observed and learned a lesson:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
34 and poverty will come on you like a prowler,
and scarcity will come like a warrior.
Proverbs 26:14
Evangelical Heritage Version
14 A door turns on its hinges,
and a lazy person turns on his bed.
Proverbs 27:18
Evangelical Heritage Version
18 A person who tends a fig tree eats its fruit,
and a person who takes care of his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:23-27
Evangelical Heritage Version
23 Be certain that you know the condition of your flock very well.
Pay attention to your herds,
24 because wealth is not forever,
nor does a crown pass from generation to generation.
25 The hay is removed and new growth appears,
and grass from the mountains is gathered in.
26 Lambs provide wool for your clothing,
and the price of the field can be earned from the goats.
27 What’s more, there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
for your household’s food,
and to maintain the life of your servant girls.
Proverbs 28:19
Evangelical Heritage Version
19 A person who works his land will have plenty of food,
but whoever pursues fantasies will have plenty of poverty.
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