Proverbs 6:6-11
Modern English Version
The Folly of Idleness
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise.
7 Which, having no guide,
overseer, or ruler,
8 provides her bread in the summer,
and gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long will you sleep, O sluggard?
When will you arise out of your sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep—
11 so will your poverty come upon you like a stalker,
and your need as an armed man.
Proverbs 6:6-11
21st Century King James Version
6 Look to the ant, thou sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
7 which, having no guide, overseer or ruler,
8 provideth her meat in the summer and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou 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 sleep”
11 so shall thy poverty come as a marauder, and thy want as an armed man.
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Proverbs 10:4-5
Modern English Version
4 He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
Proverbs 10:4-5
21st Century King James Version
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son, but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
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Proverbs 10:26
Modern English Version
26 As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:26
21st Century King James Version
26 As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
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Proverbs 12:11
Modern English Version
11 He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread,
but he who follows vain persons is void of understanding.
Proverbs 12:11
21st Century King James Version
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread, but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
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Proverbs 12:24
Modern English Version
24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
but the slothful will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:24
21st Century King James Version
24 The hand of the diligent shall exercise rule, but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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Proverbs 12:27
Modern English Version
27 The slothful man does not roast that which he took in hunting,
but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 12:27
21st Century King James Version
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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Proverbs 13:4
Modern English Version
4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing;
but the soul of the diligent will be made fat.
Proverbs 13:4
21st Century King James Version
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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Proverbs 14:4
Modern English Version
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;
but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:4
21st Century King James Version
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase comes by the strength of the ox.
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Proverbs 14:23
Modern English Version
23 In all labor there is profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:23
21st Century King James Version
23 In all labor there is profit, but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
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Proverbs 15:19
Modern English Version
19 The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns,
but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Proverbs 15:19
21st Century King James Version
19 The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is made a plain.
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Proverbs 16:26
Modern English Version
26 He who labors, labors for himself,
for his mouth craves it of him.
Proverbs 16:26
21st Century King James Version
26 He that laboreth, laboreth for himself, for his mouth craveth it of him.
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Proverbs 18:9
Modern English Version
9 He also who is slothful in his work
is brother to him who is a great waster.
Proverbs 18:9
21st Century King James Version
9 He that is slothful in his work is a brother to him that is a great waster.
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