Proverbs 6:6-11
Revised Standard Version
6 Go to the ant, O sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise.
7 Without having any chief,
officer or ruler,
8 she prepares her food in summer,
and gathers her sustenance in harvest.
9 How long will you lie there, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 and poverty will come upon you like a vagabond,
and want like an armed man.
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
Revised Standard Version
4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 A son who gathers in summer is prudent,
but a son who sleeps in harvest brings shame.
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
Revised 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
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
Revised Standard Version
11 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows worthless pursuits has no sense.
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
Revised Standard Version
24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
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
Revised Standard Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Cn Compare Gk Syr: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Proverbs 12:27 Cn: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
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
Revised Standard Version
4 The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
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 14:4
Revised Standard Version
4 Where there are no oxen, there is no[a] grain;
but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:4 Cn: Heb a manger of
Proverbs 14:4
American Standard Version
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;
But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:23
Revised Standard Version
23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk tends only to want.
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
Revised Standard Version
19 The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a level highway.
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 16:26
Revised Standard Version
26 A worker’s appetite works for him;
his mouth urges him on.
Proverbs 16:26
American Standard Version
26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;
For his mouth urgeth him thereto.
Proverbs 18:9
Revised Standard Version
9 He who is slack in his work
is a brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 18:9
American Standard Version
9 He also that is slack in his work
Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
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