Proverbs 6:6-11
New King James Version
The Folly of Indolence
6 (A)Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
7 Which, having no [a]captain,
Overseer or ruler,
8 Provides her [b]supplies in the summer,
And gathers her food in the harvest.
9 (B)How long will you [c]slumber, O sluggard?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep—
11 (C)So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:7 Lit. leader
- Proverbs 6:8 Lit. bread
- Proverbs 6:9 Lit. lie down
Proverbs 6:6-11
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Proverbs 10:4-5
New King James Version
4 (A)He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But (B)the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who gathers in (C)summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is (D)a son who causes shame.
Proverbs 10:4-5
New International Version
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.(C)
Proverbs 10:26
New King James Version
26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy man to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:26
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Proverbs 12:11
New King James Version
11 (A)He who [a]tills his land will be satisfied with (B)bread,
But he who follows [b]frivolity (C)is devoid of [c]understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:11 works or cultivates
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit. vain things
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit. heart
Proverbs 12:11
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11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)
Proverbs 12:24
New King James Version
24 (A)The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:24
New International Version
24 Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)
Proverbs 12:27
New King James Version
27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
But diligence is man’s precious possession.
Proverbs 12:27
New International Version
27 The lazy do not roast[a] any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Proverbs 13:4
New King James Version
4 (A)The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
Proverbs 13:4
New International Version
4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Proverbs 14:4
New King James Version
4 Where no oxen are, the [a]trough is clean;
But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:4 manger or feed trough
Proverbs 14:4
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4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty,
but from the strength of an ox(A) come abundant harvests.
Proverbs 14:23
New King James Version
23 In all labor there is profit,
But [a]idle chatter leads only to poverty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:23 Lit. talk of the lips
Proverbs 14:23
New International Version
23 All hard work brings a profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 15:19
New King James Version
19 (A)The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
New International Version
19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 16:26
New King James Version
26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives (A)him on.
Proverbs 16:26
New International Version
26 The appetite of laborers works for them;
their hunger drives them on.
Proverbs 18:9
New King James Version
9 He who is slothful in his work
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
Proverbs 18:9
New International Version
9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.(A)
Proverbs 19:15
New King James Version
Proverbs 19:15
New International Version
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(A)
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