Proverbs 19:15
World English Bible
15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.
The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:15
Christian Standard Bible
15 Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.(A)
Proverbs 19:24
World English Bible
24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 19:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!(A)
Proverbs 20:4
World English Bible
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:13
World English Bible
13 Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty.
Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 20:13
Christian Standard Bible
13 Don’t love sleep, or you will become poor;
open your eyes, and you’ll have enough to eat.(A)
Proverbs 21:5
World English Bible
5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit;
and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5
Christian Standard Bible
5 The plans of the diligent certainly lead to profit,
but anyone who is reckless certainly becomes poor.(A)
Proverbs 21:25
World English Bible
25 The desire of the sluggard kills him,
for his hands refuse to labor.
Proverbs 21:25
Christian Standard Bible
25 A slacker’s craving will kill him
because his hands refuse to work.(A)
Proverbs 24:30-34
World English Bible
30 I went by the field of the sluggard,
by the vineyard of the man void of understanding:
31 Behold, it was all grown over with thorns.
Its surface was covered with nettles,
and its stone wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered well.
I saw, and received instruction:
33 a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep,
34 so your poverty will come as a robber
and your want as an armed man.
Proverbs 24:30-34
Christian Standard Bible
30 I went by the field of a slacker
and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.
31 Thistles had come up everywhere,
weeds covered the ground,(A)
and the stone wall was ruined.
32 I saw, and took it to heart;
I looked, and received instruction:
33 a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
34 and your poverty will come like a robber,
and your need, like a bandit.(B)
Proverbs 26:13-16
World English Bible
13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
A fierce lion roams the streets!”
14 As the door turns on its hinges,
so does the sluggard on his bed.
15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish.
He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven men who answer with discretion.
Proverbs 26:13-16
Christian Standard Bible
13 The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road—
a lion in the public square!” (A)
14 A door turns on its hinges,
and a slacker, on his bed.(B)
15 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he is too weary to bring it to his mouth!(C)
16 In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser(D)
than seven who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 28:19
World English Bible
19 One who works his land will have an abundance of food;
but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
Proverbs 28:19
Christian Standard Bible
19 The one who works his land
will have plenty of food,(A)
but whoever chases fantasies
will have his fill of poverty.(B)
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