15 (A)Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And [a]a lazy [b]person will suffer hunger.

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  1. Proverbs 19:15 Lit an idle
  2. Proverbs 19:15 Lit soul

15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

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24 The [a](A)lazy one buries his hand (B)in the dish,
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

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  1. Proverbs 19:24 Lit idle person

24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

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The [a](A)lazy one does not plow after the autumn,
So he [b]begs during the harvest and has nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 20:4 Lit idle
  2. Proverbs 20:4 Lit asks

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
[a]Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 20:4 Or, Therefore when he seeketh in harvest, there shall be nothing

13 (A)Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with [a]food.

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  1. Proverbs 20:13 Lit bread

13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;
Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

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The plans of the (A)diligent certainly lead to advantage,
But everyone (B)who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.

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The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;
But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.

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25 The (A)desire of the [a]lazy one puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;

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  1. Proverbs 21:25 Lit idle

25 The desire of the sluggard killeth him;
For his hands refuse to labor.

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 24:30 Lit an idle
  2. Proverbs 24:30 Lit heart
  3. Proverbs 24:32 Lit set my heart
  4. Proverbs 24:34 Lit one who moves about
  5. Proverbs 24:34 Lit a man with a shield

30 I went by the field of the sluggard,
And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,
The face thereof was covered with [a]nettles,
And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I beheld, and considered well;
I saw, and received instruction:
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep;
34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber,
And thy want as an armed man.

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  1. Proverbs 24:31 Or, wild vetches

13 [a]A (A)lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road!
A lion is [b]in the public square!”
14 As the door turns on its hinges,
So does a (B)lazy one on his bed.
15 A (C)lazy one buries his hand in the dish;
He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
16 A lazy one is (D)wiser in his own eyes
Than seven people who can [c]give a discreet answer.

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  1. Proverbs 26:13 Lit an idle, and so throughout the ch
  2. Proverbs 26:13 Lit within
  3. Proverbs 26:16 Lit return discreetly

13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way;
A lion is in the streets.
14 As the door turneth upon its hinges,
So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish;
It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in [a]his own conceit
Than seven men that can [b]render a reason.

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  1. Proverbs 26:16 Hebrew his own eyes.
  2. Proverbs 26:16 Or, answer discreetly

19 (A)One who works his land will (B)have plenty of food,
But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

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19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.

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