Proverbs 19:15
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:15 Lit an idle
- Proverbs 19:15 Lit soul
Proverbs 19:15
English Standard Version
Proverbs 19:24
New American Standard Bible
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:24 Lit idle person
Proverbs 19:24
English Standard Version
Proverbs 20:4
New American Standard Bible
4 The [a](A)lazy one does not plow after the autumn,
So he [b]begs during the harvest and has nothing.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:4 Lit idle
- Proverbs 20:4 Lit asks
Proverbs 20:4
English Standard Version
Proverbs 20:13
New American Standard Bible
13 (A)Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with [a]food.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 20:13 Lit bread
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 21:17
New American Standard Bible
17 One who (A)loves pleasure will become a poor person;
One who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
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 21:25-26
New American Standard Bible
25 The (A)desire of the [a]lazy one puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;
26 All day long he [b]is craving,
While the righteous (B)gives and does not hold back.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:25 Lit idle
- Proverbs 21:26 Lit desires desire
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 22:29
New American Standard Bible
29 Do you see a person skilled in his work?
He will (A)stand before kings;
He will not stand before obscure people.
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 24:27
New American Standard Bible
27 Prepare your work outside,
And (A)make it ready for yourself in the field;
Afterward, then, build your house.
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 24:30-34
New American Standard Bible
30 I passed by the field of [a]a lazy one,
And by the vineyard of a person (A)lacking [b]sense,
31 And behold, it was completely (B)overgrown with weeds;
Its surface was covered with (C)weeds,
And its stone (D)wall was broken down.
32 When I saw, I [c]reflected upon it;
I looked, and received instruction.
33 “(E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest,”
34 Then your poverty will come like [d]a drifter,
And your need like [e]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:30 Lit an idle
- Proverbs 24:30 Lit heart
- Proverbs 24:32 Lit set my heart
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit one who moves about
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit a man with a shield
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 26:14
New American Standard Bible
14 As the door turns on its hinges,
So does a (A)lazy one on his bed.
Proverbs 26:14
English Standard Version
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
Proverbs 27:18
New American Standard Bible
18 One who tends the (A)fig tree will eat its fruit,
And one who (B)cares for his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:18
English Standard Version
Proverbs 27:23-27
New American Standard Bible
23 (A)Know well the [a]condition of your flocks,
And pay attention to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a (B)crown endure to all generations.
25 When the grass disappears, the new growth is seen,
And the herbs of the mountains are (C)gathered in,
26 The lambs will be for your clothing,
And the goats will bring the price of a field,
27 And there will be enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And sustenance for your attendants.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:23 Lit face
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 28:19
New American Standard Bible
19 (A)One who works his land will (B)have plenty of food,
But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
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.
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