Proverbs 6:6-11
English Standard Version
6 (A)Go to (B)the ant, O (C)sluggard;
consider her ways, and (D)be wise.
7 (E)Without having any chief,
(F)officer, or ruler,
8 she prepares her bread (G)in summer
and (H)gathers her food in harvest.
9 (I)How long will you lie there, (J)O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10 (K)A little sleep, a little slumber,
(L)a little (M)folding of the hands to rest,
11 (N)and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
Proverbs 6:6-11
Christian Standard Bible
Laziness
6 Go to the ant,(A) you slacker!(B)
Observe its ways and become wise.
7 Without leader, administrator, or ruler,
8 it prepares its provisions in summer;
it gathers its food during harvest.(C)
9 How long will you stay in bed, you slacker?
When will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
11 and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.(D)
Proverbs 10:4-5
English Standard Version
4 A slack hand (A)causes poverty,
(B)but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who (C)gathers in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is (D)a son who brings shame.
Proverbs 10:4-5
Christian Standard Bible
4 Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.(A)
5 The son who gathers during summer is prudent;
the son who sleeps during harvest is disgraceful.(B)
Proverbs 10:26
English Standard Version
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:26
Christian Standard Bible
26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,(A)
so the slacker is to the one who sends him on an errand.
Proverbs 12:11
English Standard Version
11 (A)Whoever works his land (B)will have plenty of bread,
(C)but he who follows (D)worthless pursuits lacks sense.
Proverbs 12:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 The one who works his land will have plenty of food,(A)
but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.(B)
Proverbs 12:24
English Standard Version
Proverbs 12:24
Christian Standard Bible
24 The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.(A)
Proverbs 12:27
English Standard Version
27 (A)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game,
but the diligent man will get precious wealth.[a]
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Or but diligence is precious wealth
Proverbs 12:27
Christian Standard Bible
Proverbs 13:4
English Standard Version
4 (A)The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent (B)is richly supplied.
Proverbs 13:4
Christian Standard Bible
4 The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.(A)
Proverbs 13:11
English Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Or by fraud
Proverbs 13:11
Christian Standard Bible
11 Wealth obtained by fraud will dwindle,(A)
but whoever earns it through labor[a] will multiply it.(B)
Footnotes
- 13:11 Lit whoever gathers upon his hand
Proverbs 14:23
English Standard Version
23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk (A)tends only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:23
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 14:23 Lit but word of lips
Proverbs 15:19
English Standard Version
19 The way of (A)a sluggard is like a hedge of (B)thorns,
but the path of the upright is (C)a level highway.
Proverbs 15:19
Christian Standard Bible
19 A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.(A)
Proverbs 18:9
English Standard Version
9 Whoever is slack in his work
is a (A)brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 18:9
Christian Standard Bible
Footnotes
- 18:9 Lit master of destruction
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