Proverbs 6:6-11
New King James Version
The Folly of Indolence
6 (A)Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
7 Which, having no [a]captain,
Overseer or ruler,
8 Provides her [b]supplies in the summer,
And gathers her food in the harvest.
9 (B)How long will you [c]slumber, O sluggard?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep—
11 (C)So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:7 Lit. leader
- Proverbs 6:8 Lit. bread
- Proverbs 6:9 Lit. lie down
Proverbs 6:6-11
21st Century King James Version
6 Look to the ant, thou sluggard! Consider her ways and be wise,
7 which, having no guide, overseer or ruler,
8 provideth her meat in the summer and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep”
11 so shall thy poverty come as a marauder, and thy want as an armed man.
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Proverbs 10:4
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Proverbs 10:4
21st Century King James Version
4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
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Proverbs 10:5
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Proverbs 10:5
21st Century King James Version
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son, but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
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Proverbs 10:26
New King James Version
26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy man to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:26
21st Century King James Version
26 As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
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Proverbs 12:11
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11 (A)He who [a]tills his land will be satisfied with (B)bread,
But he who follows [b]frivolity (C)is devoid of [c]understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:11 works or cultivates
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit. vain things
- Proverbs 12:11 Lit. heart
Proverbs 12:11
21st Century King James Version
11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread, but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
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Proverbs 12:24
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24 (A)The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:24
21st Century King James Version
24 The hand of the diligent shall exercise rule, but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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Proverbs 12:27
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27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
But diligence is man’s precious possession.
Proverbs 12:27
21st Century King James Version
27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting, but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 (A)The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
Proverbs 13:4
21st Century King James Version
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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Proverbs 13:11
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11 (A)Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished,
But he who gathers by labor will increase.
Proverbs 13:11
21st Century King James Version
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he that gathereth by labor shall increase.
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Proverbs 14:4
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4 Where no oxen are, the [a]trough is clean;
But much increase comes by the strength of an ox.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:4 manger or feed trough
Proverbs 14:4
21st Century King James Version
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean, but much increase comes by the strength of the ox.
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Proverbs 15:19
New King James Version
19 (A)The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
21st Century King James Version
19 The way of a slothful man is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is made a plain.
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Proverbs 16:26
New King James Version
26 The person who labors, labors for himself,
For his hungry mouth drives (A)him on.
Proverbs 16:26
21st Century King James Version
26 He that laboreth, laboreth for himself, for his mouth craveth it of him.
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