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Proverbs 19:15
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15 (A)Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And [a]a lazy [b]person will suffer hunger.

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  1. Proverbs 19:15 Lit an idle
  2. Proverbs 19:15 Lit soul
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Proverbs 19:15
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15 (A)Slothfulness casts into (B)a deep sleep,
    and (C)an idle person will suffer hunger.

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Proverbs 19:15
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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
    and the shiftless go hungry.(A)

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Proverbs 19:24
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24 The [a](A)lazy one buries his hand (B)in the dish,
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

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  1. Proverbs 19:24 Lit idle person
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Proverbs 19:24
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24 (A)The sluggard buries his hand in (B)the dish
    and will not even bring it back to his mouth.

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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)

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Proverbs 20:4
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4 The [a](A)lazy one does not plow after the autumn,
So he [b]begs during the harvest and has nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 20:4 Lit idle
  2. Proverbs 20:4 Lit asks
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Proverbs 20:4
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4 (A)The sluggard does not plow in the autumn;
    (B)he will seek at harvest and have nothing.

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Proverbs 20:4
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4 Sluggards(A) do not plow in season;
    so at harvest time they look but find nothing.(B)

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Proverbs 20:13
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13 (A)Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with [a]food.

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  1. Proverbs 20:13 Lit bread
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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.

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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.

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Proverbs 21:17
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17 One who (A)loves pleasure will become a poor person;
One who loves wine and oil will not become rich.

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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.

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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)

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Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 The (A)desire of the [a]lazy one puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;
26 All day long he [b]is craving,
While the righteous (B)gives and does not hold back.

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  1. Proverbs 21:25 Lit idle
  2. Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire
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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.

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Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,(A)
    because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he craves for more,
    but the righteous(B) give without sparing.(C)

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Proverbs 22:29
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29 Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will (A)stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure people.

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Proverbs 22:29
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29 Do you see a man skillful in his work?
    He will (A)stand before kings;
    he will not stand before obscure men.

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Proverbs 22:29
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29 Do you see someone skilled(A) in their work?
    They will serve(B) before kings;(C)
    they will not serve before officials of low rank.

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Proverbs 24:27
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27 Prepare your work outside,
And (A)make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterward, then, build your house.

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Proverbs 24:27
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27 (A)Prepare your work outside;
    get everything ready for yourself in the field,
    and after that build your house.

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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.

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Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 I passed by the field of [a]a lazy one,
And by the vineyard of a person (A)lacking [b]sense,
31 And behold, it was completely (B)overgrown with weeds;
Its surface was covered with (C)weeds,
And its stone (D)wall was broken down.
32 When I saw, I [c]reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
33 “(E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
34 Then your poverty will come like [d]a drifter,
And your need like [e]an armed man.

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  1. Proverbs 24:30 Lit an idle
  2. Proverbs 24:30 Lit heart
  3. Proverbs 24:32 Lit set my heart
  4. Proverbs 24:34 Lit one who moves about
  5. Proverbs 24:34 Lit a man with a shield
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Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 (A)I passed by the field of a sluggard,
    by the vineyard of a man (B)lacking sense,
31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
    the ground was covered with nettles,
    and its stone (C)wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and (D)considered it;
    I looked and received instruction.
33 (E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest,
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want like an armed man.

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Proverbs 24:30-34
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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)

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