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
Evangelical Heritage Version
15 Laziness makes a person fall into a deep sleep,
and an idle person will go hungry.
Proverbs 19:24
Legacy Standard Bible
Proverbs 19:24
Evangelical Heritage Version
24 A lazy person buries his hand in the dish,
but he does not even bring the food up to his mouth.
Proverbs 20:4
Legacy Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Lit asks
Proverbs 20:4
Evangelical Heritage Version
4 A lazy person fails to plow when it is the season for planting.[a]
He expects something in the harvest, but nothing will be there.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Literally at the start of the rainy season
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 Do not love sleep, or you will become poor.
Keep your eyes open, and you will have enough to eat.
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
Evangelical Heritage Version
5 The plans of a hard worker lead to abundance,
but everyone in a hurry rushes toward scarcity.
Proverbs 21:25
Legacy Standard Bible
25 The (A)desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;
Proverbs 21:25
Evangelical Heritage Version
25 A lazy person’s craving will kill him,
because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 24:30-34
Legacy Standard Bible
30 I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man (A)lacking a heart of wisdom,
31 And behold, it was completely [a](B)overgrown with thistles;
[b](C)Nettles have covered its surface,
And its stone (D)wall has been torn down.
32 And I beheld, I set my heart upon it;
I saw, I received discipline.
33 “(E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
34 Then your poverty will come as [c]a robber
And your want like [d]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:31 Lit gone up
- Proverbs 24:31 A kind of weed
- Proverbs 24:34 Or a vagabond; lit one who walks
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit a man with a shield
Proverbs 24:30-34
Evangelical Heritage Version
30 I passed by a lazy man’s field
and by a vineyard that belonged to a senseless man.
31 It was overgrown with thistles
and covered with weeds.
Its stone wall was broken down.
32 When I saw this, I took it to heart.
I observed and learned a lesson:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
34 and poverty will come on you like a prowler,
and scarcity will come like a warrior.
Proverbs 26:13-16
Legacy Standard Bible
13 The (A)sluggard says, “There is a fierce lion in the road!
A lion is [a]among the streets!”
14 As the door turns on its hinges,
So does the (B)sluggard on his bed.
15 The (C)sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
He is too weary to return it to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is (D)wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can respond with a discreet answer.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:13 Lit within
Proverbs 26:13-16
Evangelical Heritage Version
13 A lazy person says, “There’s a ferocious lion in the street.
There’s a lion in the public square!”
14 A door turns on its hinges,
and a lazy person turns on his bed.
15 A lazy person buries his hand in a dish,
but he is too tired to return it to his mouth.
16 A lazy person considers himself wiser
than seven people who answer sensibly.
Proverbs 28:19
Legacy Standard Bible
19 (A)He who cultivates his ground will be (B)satisfied with food,
But he who pursues empty things will be satisfied with poverty.
Proverbs 28:19
Evangelical Heritage Version
19 A person who works his land will have plenty of food,
but whoever pursues fantasies will have plenty of poverty.
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