Proverbs 17:2
Legacy Standard Bible
2 A slave who acts insightfully will rule over a son who acts shamefully,
And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
English Standard Version
2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over (A)a son who acts shamefully
and (B)will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 18:9
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 18:9
English Standard Version
9 Whoever is slack in his work
is a (A)brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 19:15
Legacy Standard Bible
15 (A)Laziness casts into a deep sleep,
And a slack-handed soul will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:15
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:24
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Proverbs 19:24
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Proverbs 20:4
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Lit asks
Proverbs 20:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 20:13
Legacy Standard Bible
13 (A)Do not love sleep, lest you become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with [a]food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:13 Lit bread
Proverbs 20:13
English Standard Version
13 (A)Love not sleep, lest you (B)come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will have (C)plenty of bread.
Proverbs 21:5
Legacy Standard Bible
5 The [a]thoughts of the (A)diligent lead surely to profit,
But everyone (B)who is hasty comes surely to poverty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:5 Or plans
Proverbs 21:5
English Standard Version
5 The plans of (A)the diligent lead surely to abundance,
but everyone who is (B)hasty comes (C)only to poverty.
Proverbs 21:17
Legacy Standard Bible
17 He who (A)loves [a]pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:17 Lit gladness
Proverbs 21:17
English Standard Version
17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:25-26
Legacy Standard Bible
25 The (A)desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;
26 All day long he [a]is insatiably craving,
While the righteous (B)gives and does not hold back.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire
Proverbs 21:25-26
English Standard Version
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.
Proverbs 22:13
Legacy Standard Bible
13 The (A)sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
Proverbs 22:13
English Standard Version
13 (A)The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!”
Proverbs 22:29
Legacy Standard Bible
29 Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will (A)stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 22:29
English Standard Version
29 Do you see a man skillful in his work?
He will (A)stand before kings;
he will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 24:10
Legacy Standard Bible
10 If you (A)are slack in the day of trouble,
Your strength is in trouble.
Proverbs 24:10
English Standard Version
10 If you (A)faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
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