Proverbs 19:15
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:15
New Living Translation
15 Lazy people sleep soundly,
but idleness leaves them hungry.
Proverbs 19:24
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:24
New Living Translation
24 Lazy people take food in their hand
but don’t even lift it to their mouth.
Proverbs 20:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 20:4
New Living Translation
4 Those too lazy to plow in the right season
will have no food at the harvest.
Proverbs 20:13
English Standard Version
13 (A)Love not sleep, lest you (B)come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will have (C)plenty of bread.
Proverbs 20:13
New Living Translation
13 If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.
Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!
Proverbs 21:17
English Standard Version
17 Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
New Living Translation
17 Those who love pleasure become poor;
those who love wine and luxury will never be rich.
Proverbs 21:25-26
English Standard Version
25 The desire of (A)the sluggard kills him,
for his hands refuse to labor.
26 All day long he craves and craves,
but the righteous (B)gives and does not hold back.
Proverbs 21:25-26
New Living Translation
25 Despite their desires, the lazy will come to ruin,
for their hands refuse to work.
26 Some people are always greedy for more,
but the godly love to give!
Proverbs 22:29
English Standard Version
29 Do you see a man skillful in his work?
He will (A)stand before kings;
he will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 22:29
New Living Translation
29 Do you see any truly competent workers?
They will serve kings
rather than working for ordinary people.
Proverbs 24:27
English Standard Version
27 (A)Prepare your work outside;
get everything ready for yourself in the field,
and after that build your house.
Proverbs 24:27
New Living Translation
27 Do your planning and prepare your fields
before building your house.
Proverbs 24:30-34
English Standard Version
30 (A)I passed by the field of a sluggard,
by the vineyard of a man (B)lacking sense,
31 and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone (C)wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and (D)considered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 (E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
Proverbs 24:30-34
New Living Translation
30 I walked by the field of a lazy person,
the vineyard of one with no common sense.
31 I saw that it was overgrown with nettles.
It was covered with weeds,
and its walls were broken down.
32 Then, as I looked and thought about it,
I learned this lesson:
33 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
34 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
Proverbs 26:14
English Standard Version
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
Proverbs 26:14
New Living Translation
14 As a door swings back and forth on its hinges,
so the lazy person turns over in bed.
Proverbs 27:18
English Standard Version
Proverbs 27:18
New Living Translation
18 As workers who tend a fig tree are allowed to eat the fruit,
so workers who protect their employer’s interests will be rewarded.
Proverbs 27:23-27
English Standard Version
23 (A)Know well the condition of your flocks,
and (B)give attention to your herds,
24 for (C)riches do not last forever;
and does a crown endure to all generations?
25 (D)When the grass is gone and the new growth appears
and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,
26 (E)the lambs will provide your clothing,
and the goats the price of a field.
27 (F)There will be enough goats' milk for your food,
for the food of your household
and maintenance for your girls.
Proverbs 27:23-27
New Living Translation
23 Know the state of your flocks,
and put your heart into caring for your herds,
24 for riches don’t last forever,
and the crown might not be passed to the next generation.
25 After the hay is harvested and the new crop appears
and the mountain grasses are gathered in,
26 your sheep will provide wool for clothing,
and your goats will provide the price of a field.
27 And you will have enough goats’ milk for yourself,
your family, and your servant girls.
Proverbs 28:19
English Standard Version
19 (A)Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
Proverbs 28:19
New Living Translation
19 A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies ends up in poverty.
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