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
Lexham English Bible
Against Sloth
6 Go to the ant, lazy!
Consider its ways and be wise.
7 It has no chief,
officer, or ruler.
8 In the summer, it prepares its food;
in the harvest, it gathers its sustenance.
9 How long will you lie down, lazy?
When will you rise up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands for rest—
11 like a robber[a] shall your poverty come,
and what you lack like an armed man.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 6:11 Literally “one who walks,” that is, a vagabond
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
Lexham English Bible
4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent enriches.
5 He who gathers in the summer is a child who is prudent;
he who sleeps at the harvest is a child who brings shame.
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
Lexham English Bible
26 Like vinegar to the tooth and like smoke to the eyes,
thus is the lazy to one who employs[a] him.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 10:26 Or “sends”
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
Lexham English Bible
11 He who works his land will have plenty of food,
but he who follows worthless things lacks sense.[a]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 12:11 Literally “heart”
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
Lexham English Bible
24 The hand of the diligent ones will rule,
but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
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
Lexham English Bible
27 The lazy will not roast his game,
but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.
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
Lexham English Bible
4 The soul[a] of the lazy craves, but there is nothing,
but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 13:4 Or “life”
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
Lexham English Bible
4 When there are no[a] oxen the manger is empty,
but an abundance of crops comes by the strength of an ox.[b]
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:4 Literally “In there is no”
- Proverbs 14:4 Hebrew “bull”
Proverbs 14:23
Modern English Version
23 In all labor there is profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:23
Lexham English Bible
23 In all toil, there is profit,
but the talk[a] of lips leads only to poverty.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:23 Literally “word, matter, thing”
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
Lexham English Bible
19 The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns,[a]
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 15:19 Hebrew “thorn”
Proverbs 16:26
Modern English Version
26 He who labors, labors for himself,
for his mouth craves it of him.
Proverbs 16:26
Lexham English Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:26 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 16:26 Literally “mouth”
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
Lexham English Bible
9 Even he who is slack in his work,
he is brother to a master[a] of destruction.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 18:9 Or “owner”
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