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Proverbs 19:15
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:15
Christian Standard Bible
15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.(A)
Proverbs 19:15
Common English Bible
Proverbs 19:15
Common English Bible
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep;
a slacker goes hungry.
Proverbs 19:15
New International Version
Proverbs 19:15
New International Version
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(A)
Proverbs 19:15
King James Version
Proverbs 19:15
King James Version
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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Proverbs 19:24
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!(A)
Proverbs 19:24
Common English Bible
Proverbs 19:24
Common English Bible
24 Lazy people bury their hand in the bowl;
they won’t even put it to their mouth.
Proverbs 19:24
New International Version
Proverbs 19:24
New International Version
24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!(A)
Proverbs 19:24
King James Version
Proverbs 19:24
King James Version
24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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Proverbs 20:4
Common English Bible
Proverbs 20:4
Common English Bible
4 The lazy don’t plow during winter;
at harvest they look but find nothing.
Proverbs 20:4
New International Version
Proverbs 20:4
New International Version
Proverbs 20:4
King James Version
Proverbs 20:4
King James Version
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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Proverbs 20:13
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 20:13
Christian Standard Bible
13 Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.(A)
Proverbs 20:13
Common English Bible
Proverbs 20:13
Common English Bible
13 Don’t love sleep or you will be poor;
stay alert and you will have plenty to eat.
Proverbs 20:13
New International Version
Proverbs 20:13
New International Version
13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(A)
stay awake and you will have food to spare.
Proverbs 20:13
King James Version
Proverbs 20:13
King James Version
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
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Proverbs 21:5
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.(A)
Proverbs 21:5
Common English Bible
Proverbs 21:5
Common English Bible
5 The plans of the diligent end up in profit,
but those who hurry end up with loss.
Proverbs 21:5
New International Version
Proverbs 21:5
New International Version
5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5
King James Version
Proverbs 21:5
King James Version
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
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Proverbs 21:25
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 21:25
Christian Standard Bible
25 A slacker’s craving will kill him
because his hands refuse to work.(A)
Proverbs 21:25
Common English Bible
Proverbs 21:25
Common English Bible
25 The desires of the lazy will kill them,
because their hands refuse to do anything.
Proverbs 21:25
New International Version
Proverbs 21:25
New International Version
25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,(A)
because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 21:25
King James Version
Proverbs 21:25
King James Version
25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
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Proverbs 24:30-34
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 24:30-34
Christian Standard Bible
30 I went by the field of a slacker
and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.
31 Thistles had come up everywhere,
weeds covered the ground,(A)
and the stone wall was ruined.
32 I saw, and took it to heart;
I looked, and received instruction:
33 a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
34 and your poverty will come like a robber,
and your need, like a bandit.(B)
Proverbs 24:30-34
Common English Bible
Proverbs 24:30-34
Common English Bible
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
New International Version
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 24:30-34
King James Version
Proverbs 24:30-34
King James Version
30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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