Proverbs 6:6-11
Expanded Bible
6 Go watch the ants, you lazy person.
Watch ·what they do [L its paths] and ·be [or become] wise.
7 Ants have no commander,
no leader or ruler,
8 but they ·store up [get their] food in the summer
and gather their ·supplies [provisions] at harvest.
9 How long will you lie there, you lazy person?
When will you get up from sleeping?
10 ·You sleep a little; you take a nap [L “A little sleep, a little slumber”].
·You fold your hands and [L “A little folding of the arms to…”] lie down to rest.
11 So ·you will be as poor as if you had been robbed [L poverty will come on you like a robber];
·you will have as little as if you had been held up [L deprivation like a shielded warrior].
Proverbs 6:6-11
New American Standard Bible
6 Go to the (A)ant, you [a](B)lazy one,
Observe its ways and be wise,
7 Which, having (C)no chief,
Officer, or ruler,
8 Prepares its food (D)in the summer
And gathers its provision in the harvest.
9 How long will you lie down, you [b]lazy one?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10 “(E)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to [c]rest,”
11 (F)Then your poverty will come in like a [d]drifter,
And your need like [e]an armed man.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 6:6 Lit idle one
- Proverbs 6:9 Lit idle one
- Proverbs 6:10 Lit lie down
- Proverbs 6:11 Lit one who moves about
- Proverbs 6:11 Lit a man with a shield
Proverbs 10:4-5
Expanded Bible
4 A ·lazy person will end up [L slack palm makes a person] poor,
but a ·hard worker will become [L determined hand makes a person] rich.
5 Those who gather crops ·on time [L in the summer] are wise,
but those who sleep through the harvest are a disgrace.
Proverbs 10:4-5
New American Standard Bible
4 Poor is one who works with [a]a lazy hand,
But the (A)hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 10:4 Lit an idle hand
Proverbs 10:26
Expanded Bible
26 A lazy person affects the one ·he works for [L who sends him]
like vinegar on the teeth or smoke in the eyes [C irritating].
Proverbs 10:26
New American Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 10:26 Lit idle one
Proverbs 12:11
Expanded Bible
11 Those who work their land will have plenty of food,
but the one who chases ·empty dreams [emptiness] ·is not wise [lacks sense/heart].
Proverbs 12:11
New American Standard Bible
11 One (A)who works his land will have plenty of bread,
But one who pursues worthless things lacks [a]sense.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit heart
Proverbs 12:24
Expanded Bible
24 Hard workers will ·become leaders [be in charge],
but those who are lazy will be ·slaves [put to forced labor].
Proverbs 12:24
New American Standard Bible
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 12:24 Lit idle
Proverbs 12:27
Expanded Bible
27 The lazy ·catch no food to cook [L do not roast their prey],
but a hard worker will have great wealth.
Proverbs 12:27
New American Standard Bible
27 [a]A lazy person does not [b]roast his prey,
But the (A)precious possession of a person is diligence.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 12:27 Lit An indolent
- Proverbs 12:27 Or catch
Proverbs 13:4
Expanded Bible
4 The desire of the lazy is strong, but they get nothing,
but desire of those who work hard will be satisfied.
Proverbs 13:4
New American Standard Bible
4 The soul of the [a]lazy one craves and gets nothing,
But the soul of the diligent is made [b]prosperous.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 13:4 Lit idle
- Proverbs 13:4 Lit fat
Proverbs 14:4
Expanded Bible
4 When there are no oxen, ·no food is in the barn [or the barn is empty].
But with a strong ox, much grain can be grown.
Proverbs 14:4
New American Standard Bible
4 Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean;
But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:23
Expanded Bible
23 Those who work hard make a profit,
but ·those who only talk will be poor [L the word of the lips leads only to lack].
Proverbs 14:23
New American Standard Bible
23 In all labor there is profit,
But [a]mere talk leads only to poverty.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 14:23 Lit word of lips
Proverbs 15:19
Expanded Bible
19 A lazy person’s ·life [L path] is like a patch of thorns,
but an ·honest [virtuous] person’s ·life [path] is like a smooth highway.
Proverbs 15:19
New American Standard Bible
19 The way of the [a]lazy one is like a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 15:19 Lit idle
Proverbs 16:26
Expanded Bible
26 The workers’ hunger ·helps [L works for] them,
·because their desire to eat makes them work [L and their mouths press/urge them on].
Proverbs 16:26
New American Standard Bible
26 A worker’s appetite works for him,
For his [a]hunger urges him on.
Notas al pie
- Proverbs 16:26 Lit mouth
Proverbs 18:9
Expanded Bible
9 A person who doesn’t work hard
is ·just like someone who destroys things [L a brother to a destroyer].
Proverbs 18:9
New American Standard Bible
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