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
American Standard Version
4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 10:5
American Standard Version
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 14:4
American Standard Version
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;
But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
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
American Standard Version
26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;
For his mouth urgeth him thereto.
Proverbs 17:2
American Standard Version
2 A servant that dealeth wisely shall have rule over a son that [a]causeth shame,
And shall have part in the inheritance among the brethren.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 17:2 Or, doeth shamefully
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 21:17
American Standard Version
17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:
He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs 21:25-26
American Standard Version
25 The desire of the sluggard killeth him;
For his hands refuse to labor.
26 There is that coveteth greedily all the day long;
But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
Proverbs 22:13
American Standard Version
13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without;
I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 22:29
American Standard Version
29 Seest thou a man [a]diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings;
He shall not stand before [b]mean men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:29 Or, skilful
- Proverbs 22:29 Hebrew obscure.
Proverbs 24:10
American Standard Version
10 If thou faint in the day of adversity,
Thy strength is small.
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