Proverbs 19:15
New King James Version
Proverbs 19:15
American Standard Version
15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:24
New King James Version
24 (A)A lazy man buries his hand in the [a]bowl,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:24 LXX, Syr. bosom; Tg., Vg. armpit
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
New King James Version
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
New King James Version
13 (A)Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
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 21:17
New King James Version
17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
He who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
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
New King James Version
25 The (A)desire of the lazy man kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor.
26 He covets greedily all day long,
But the righteous (B)gives and does not spare.
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 22:29
New King James Version
29 Do you see a man who [a]excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before [b]unknown men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:29 is prompt in his business
- Proverbs 22:29 obscure
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 24:27
New King James Version
27 (A)Prepare your outside work,
Make it fit for yourself in the field;
And afterward build your house.
Proverbs 24:27
American Standard Version
27 Prepare thy work without,
And make it ready for thee in the field;
And afterwards build thy house.
Proverbs 24:30-34
New King James Version
30 I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
31 And there it was, (A)all overgrown with thorns;
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.
32 When I saw it, I considered it well;
I looked on it and received instruction:
33 (B)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
34 (C)So shall your poverty come like [a]a prowler,
And your need like [b]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. one who walks about
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. a man with a shield
Proverbs 24:30-34
American Standard Version
30 I went by the field of the sluggard,
And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,
The face thereof was covered with [a]nettles,
And the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I beheld, and considered well;
I saw, and received instruction:
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep;
34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber,
And thy want as an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:31 Or, wild vetches
Proverbs 26:14
New King James Version
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy man on his bed.
Proverbs 26:14
American Standard Version
14 As the door turneth upon its hinges,
So doth the sluggard upon his bed.
Proverbs 27:18
New King James Version
18 (A)Whoever [a]keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;
So he who waits on his master will be honored.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:18 protects or tends
Proverbs 27:18
American Standard Version
18 Whoso keepeth the fig-tree shall eat the fruit thereof;
And he that regardeth his master shall be honored.
Proverbs 27:23-27
New King James Version
23 Be diligent to know the state of your (A)flocks,
And attend to your herds;
24 For riches are not forever,
Nor does a crown endure to all generations.
25 (B)When the hay is removed, and the tender grass shows itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in,
26 The lambs will provide your clothing,
And the goats the price of a field;
27 You shall have enough goats’ milk for your food,
For the food of your household,
And the nourishment of your maidservants.
Proverbs 27:23-27
American Standard Version
23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
And look well to thy herds:
24 For riches are not for ever;
And doth the crown endure unto all generations?
25 The [a]hay is carried, and the tender grass showeth itself,
And the herbs of the mountains are gathered in.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing,
And the goats are the price of the field;
27 And there will be goats’ milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household,
And maintenance for thy maidens.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 27:25 Hebrew grass.
Proverbs 28:19
New King James Version
19 (A)He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
Proverbs 28:19
American Standard Version
19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
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