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Proverbs 6:6
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Proverbs 6:6
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 6:6
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Proverbs 6:6
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6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;(A)
consider its ways and be wise!
Proverbs 6:6
King James Version
Proverbs 6:6
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6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
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Proverbs 6:6
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Proverbs 6:6
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The Folly of Indolence
6 (A)Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
Proverbs 10:26
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Proverbs 10:26
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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,(A)
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
Proverbs 10:26
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Proverbs 10:26
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Proverbs 10:26
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Proverbs 10:26
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26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
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Proverbs 10:26
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Proverbs 10:26
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26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy man to those who send him.
Proverbs 13:4
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.(A)
Proverbs 13:4
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Proverbs 13:4
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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Proverbs 13:4
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 (A)The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
Proverbs 15:19
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Proverbs 15:19
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19 A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.(A)
Proverbs 15:19
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Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
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Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
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Proverbs 15:19
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Proverbs 15:19
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19 (A)The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 19:24
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Proverbs 19:24
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24 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth.(A)
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 19:24
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Proverbs 19:24
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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 19:24
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24 (A)A lazy man buries his hand in the [a]bowl,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:24 LXX, Syr. bosom; Tg., Vg. armpit
Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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4 The slacker does not plow during planting season;[a]
at harvest time he looks,[b] and there is nothing.(A)
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Lit plow in winter
- Proverbs 20:4 Lit inquires
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 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 21:25
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Proverbs 21:25
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25 A slacker’s craving will kill him
because his hands refuse to work.(A)
Proverbs 21:25
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Proverbs 21:25
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25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,(A)
because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 21:25
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Proverbs 21:25
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25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
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Proverbs 21:25
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Proverbs 21:25
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25 The (A)desire of the lazy man kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor.
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