Proverbs 6:6-11
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6 Go to the ant, you lazybones;
consider its ways and be wise.(A)
7 Without having any chief
or officer or ruler,
8 it prepares its food in summer
and gathers its sustenance in harvest.(B)
9 How long will you lie there, O lazybones?
When will you rise from your sleep?(C)
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want, like an armed warrior.(D)
Proverbs 6:6-11
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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
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4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.(A)
5 A child who gathers in summer is prudent,
but a child who sleeps in harvest brings shame.(B)
Proverbs 10:4-5
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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
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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so are the lazy to their employers.(A)
Proverbs 10:26
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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
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11 Those who till their land will have plenty of food,
but those who follow worthless pursuits have no sense.(A)
Proverbs 12:11
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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
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24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
while the lazy will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:24
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24 The hand of the diligent ones will rule,
but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:27
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Proverbs 12:27
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27 The lazy will not roast his game,
but diligence is the precious wealth of a man.
Proverbs 13:4
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4 The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing,
while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.(A)
Proverbs 13:4
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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
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4 Where there are no oxen, there is no grain;
abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:4
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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
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23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 14:23
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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
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19 The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a level highway.(A)
Proverbs 15:19
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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
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26 The appetite of workers works for them;
their hunger urges them on.
Proverbs 16:26
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Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:26 Or “soul,” or “inner self”
- Proverbs 16:26 Literally “mouth”
Proverbs 18:9
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9 One who is slack in work
is close kin to a vandal.(A)
Proverbs 18:9
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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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