Proverbs 19:15
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:15 Lit an idle
- Proverbs 19:15 Lit soul
Proverbs 19:15
Common English Bible
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep;
a slacker goes hungry.
Proverbs 19:24
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:24 Lit idle person
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 20:4
New American Standard Bible
4 The [a](A)lazy one does not plow after the autumn,
So he [b]begs during the harvest and has nothing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Lit idle
- Proverbs 20:4 Lit asks
Proverbs 20:4
Common English Bible
4 The lazy don’t plow during winter;
at harvest they look but find nothing.
Proverbs 20:13
New American Standard Bible
13 (A)Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with [a]food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:13 Lit bread
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 21:17
New American Standard Bible
17 One who (A)loves pleasure will become a poor person;
One who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
Proverbs 21:17
Common English Bible
17 Those who love pleasure end up poor;
lovers of wine and oil won’t get rich.
Proverbs 21:25-26
New American Standard Bible
25 The (A)desire of the [a]lazy one puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;
26 All day long he [b]is craving,
While the righteous (B)gives and does not hold back.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:25 Lit idle
- Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire
Proverbs 21:25-26
Common English Bible
25 The desires of the lazy will kill them,
because their hands refuse to do anything.
26 The lazy desire things constantly,
but the righteous give without holding back.
Proverbs 22:29
New American Standard Bible
29 Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will (A)stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure people.
Proverbs 22:29
Common English Bible
29 Do you see people who work skillfully?
They will work for kings
but not work for lowly people.
Proverbs 24:27
New American Standard Bible
27 Prepare your work outside,
And (A)make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterward, then, build your house.
Proverbs 24:27
Common English Bible
27 Get your outside work done;
make preparations in the field;
then you can build your house.
Proverbs 24:30-34
New American Standard Bible
30 I passed by the field of [a]a lazy one,
And by the vineyard of a person (A)lacking [b]sense,
31 And behold, it was completely (B)overgrown with weeds;
Its surface was covered with (C)weeds,
And its stone (D)wall was broken down.
32 When I saw, I [c]reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
33 “(E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
34 Then your poverty will come like [d]a drifter,
And your need like [e]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:30 Lit an idle
- Proverbs 24:30 Lit heart
- Proverbs 24:32 Lit set my heart
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit one who moves about
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit a man with a shield
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 26:14
New American Standard Bible
14 As the door turns on its hinges,
So does a (A)lazy one on his bed.
Proverbs 26:14
Common English Bible
14 As a door turns on its hinge,
so do lazy people in their beds.
Proverbs 27:18
New American Standard Bible
18 One who tends the (A)fig tree will eat its fruit,
And one who (B)cares for his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:18
Common English Bible
18 Those who tend a fig tree will eat its fruit,
and those who look after their master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:23-27
New American Standard Bible
23 (A)Know well the [a]condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a (B)crown endure to all generations.
25 When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen,
And the herbs of the mountains are (C)gathered in,
26 The lambs will be for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field,
27 And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And sustenance for your attendants.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:23 Lit face
Proverbs 27:23-27
Common English Bible
23 Know your flock well;
pay attention to your herds,
24 for no treasure lasts forever,
nor a crown generation after generation.
25 When the grass goes away, new growth appears,
and the plants of the hills are gathered,
26 then the lambs will provide your clothes,
and the goats will be the price of your fields.
27 There will be enough goat’s milk for your food,
for the food of your house,
and to nourish your young women.
Proverbs 28:19
New American Standard Bible
19 (A)One who works his land will (B)have plenty of food,
But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
Proverbs 28:19
Common English Bible
19 Those who work the land will have plenty to eat,
but those with worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
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