Proverbs 6:6-11
American Standard Version
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
Consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which having no [a]chief,
Overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her bread in the summer,
And gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou [b]sleep, O sluggard?
When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to [c]sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as a [d]robber,
And thy want as [e]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:7 Or, judge
- Proverbs 6:9 Hebrew lie down.
- Proverbs 6:10 Hebrew lie down.
- Proverbs 6:11 Or, rover
- Proverbs 6:11 Hebrew a man with a shield.
Proverbs 10:4-5
American Standard Version
4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer is [a]a wise son;
But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son [b]that causeth shame.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:5 Or, a son that doeth wisely
- Proverbs 10:5 Or, that doeth shamefully
Proverbs 10:26
American Standard Version
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
So is the sluggard to them that send him.
Proverbs 12:11
American Standard Version
11 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after [a]vain persons is void of understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:11 Or, vain things
Proverbs 12:24
American Standard Version
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
But [a]the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:24 Hebrew slothfulness.
Proverbs 12:27
American Standard Version
27 [a]The slothful man [b]roasteth not that which he took in hunting;
But the precious substance of men [c]is to the diligent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Hebrew slothfulness.
- Proverbs 12:27 Or, catcheth not his prey
- Proverbs 12:27 Or, is to be diligent
Proverbs 13:4
American Standard Version
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 13:11
American Standard Version
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;
But he that gathereth [a]by labor shall have increase.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Hebrew with the hand.
Proverbs 14:23
American Standard Version
23 In all labor there is profit;
But the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Proverbs 15:19
American Standard Version
19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;
But the path of the upright is made a highway.
Proverbs 18:9
American Standard Version
9 He also that is slack in his work
Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
Proverbs 19:15
American Standard Version
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:24
American Standard Version
24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 20:4
American Standard Version
4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter;
[a]Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Or, Therefore when he seeketh in harvest, there shall be nothing
Proverbs 20:13
American Standard Version
13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;
Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 21:5
American Standard Version
5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness;
But every one that is hasty hasteth only to want.
Proverbs 21:25
American Standard Version
25 The desire of the sluggard killeth him;
For his hands refuse to labor.
Proverbs 24:30-34
American Standard Version
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:31 Or, wild vetches
Proverbs 26:13-16
American Standard Version
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.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:16 Hebrew his own eyes.
- Proverbs 26:16 Or, answer discreetly
Proverbs 28:19
American Standard Version
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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