15 (A)Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And [a]a lazy [b]person will suffer hunger.

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  1. Proverbs 19:15 Lit an idle
  2. Proverbs 19:15 Lit soul

15 Laziness brings on deep sleep;
    an idle person will suffer hunger.(A)

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24 The [a](A)lazy one buries his hand (B)in the dish,
But will not even bring it back to his mouth.

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  1. Proverbs 19:24 Lit idle person

24 The lazy person buries a hand in the dish
    and will not even bring it back to the mouth.(A)

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The [a](A)lazy one does not plow after the autumn,
So he [b]begs during the harvest and has nothing.

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  1. Proverbs 20:4 Lit idle
  2. Proverbs 20:4 Lit asks

The lazy person does not plow in season;
    harvest comes, and there is nothing to be found.(A)

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13 (A)Do not love sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with [a]food.

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  1. Proverbs 20:13 Lit bread

13 Do not love sleep, or else you will come to poverty;
    open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.(A)

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The plans of the (A)diligent certainly lead to advantage,
But everyone (B)who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.

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The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance,
    but everyone who is hasty comes only to want.(A)

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25 The (A)desire of the [a]lazy one puts him to death,
For his hands refuse to work;

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  1. Proverbs 21:25 Lit idle

25 The craving of the lazy person is fatal,
    for lazy hands refuse to labor.(A)

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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.

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  1. Proverbs 24:30 Lit an idle
  2. Proverbs 24:30 Lit heart
  3. Proverbs 24:32 Lit set my heart
  4. Proverbs 24:34 Lit one who moves about
  5. Proverbs 24:34 Lit a man with a shield

30 I passed by the field of one who was lazy,
    by the vineyard of a stupid person,(A)
31 and see, it was all overgrown with thorns;
    the ground was covered with nettles,
    and its stone wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw and considered it;
    I looked and received instruction.
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
    a little folding of the hands to rest,(B)
34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
    and want, like an armed warrior.

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13 [a]A (A)lazy one says, “There is a lion on the road!
A lion is [b]in the public square!”
14 As the door turns on its hinges,
So does a (B)lazy one on his bed.
15 A (C)lazy one buries his hand in the dish;
He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
16 A lazy one is (D)wiser in his own eyes
Than seven people who can [c]give a discreet answer.

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  1. Proverbs 26:13 Lit an idle, and so throughout the ch
  2. Proverbs 26:13 Lit within
  3. Proverbs 26:16 Lit return discreetly

13 The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the road!
    There is a lion in the streets!”(A)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
    so does a lazy person in bed.
15 The lazy person buries a hand in the dish
    and is too tired to bring it back to the mouth.(B)
16 The lazy person is wiser in self-esteem
    than seven who can answer discreetly.

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19 (A)One who works his land will (B)have plenty of food,
But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.

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19 Anyone who tills the land will have plenty of bread,
    but one who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.(A)

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