Proverbs 17:2
World English Bible
2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame,
and shall have a part in the inheritance among the 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
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9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
Proverbs 18:9
English Standard Version
9 Whoever is slack in his work
is a (A)brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 19:15
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15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.
The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:24
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24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 19:24
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Proverbs 20:4
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4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:13
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13 Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty.
Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
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.
Proverbs 21:5
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5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit;
and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5
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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
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17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
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.
Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 The desire of the sluggard kills him,
for his hands refuse to labor.
26 There are those who covet greedily all day long;
but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
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.
Proverbs 22:13
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13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
I will be killed in the streets!”
Proverbs 22:13
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13 (A)The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be killed in the streets!”
Proverbs 22:29
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29 Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will serve kings.
He won’t serve obscure men.
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.
Proverbs 24:10
World English Bible
10 If you falter in the time of trouble,
your strength is small.
Proverbs 24:10
English Standard Version
10 If you (A)faint in the day of adversity,
your strength is small.
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