Proverbs 6:6-11
World English Bible
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard.
Consider her ways, and be wise;
7 which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
8 provides her bread in the summer,
and gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long will you sleep, sluggard?
When will you arise out of your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 so your poverty will come as a robber,
and your scarcity as an armed man.
Proverbs 6:6-11
American Standard Version
6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
Consider her ways, and be wise:
7 Which having no [a]chief,
Overseer, or ruler,
8 Provideth her bread in the summer,
And gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou [b]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 [c]sleep:
11 So shall thy poverty come as a [d]robber,
And thy want as [e]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:7 Or, judge
- Proverbs 6:9 Hebrew lie down.
- Proverbs 6:10 Hebrew lie down.
- Proverbs 6:11 Or, rover
- Proverbs 6:11 Hebrew a man with a shield.
Proverbs 10:4
World English Bible
4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Proverbs 10:4
American Standard Version
4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand;
But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbs 10:5
World English Bible
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
Proverbs 10:5
American Standard Version
5 He that gathereth in summer is [a]a wise son;
But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son [b]that causeth shame.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:5 Or, a son that doeth wisely
- Proverbs 10:5 Or, that doeth shamefully
Proverbs 10:26
World English Bible
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:26
American Standard Version
26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
So is the sluggard to them that send him.
Proverbs 12:11
World English Bible
11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread,
but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
Proverbs 12:11
American Standard Version
11 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread;
But he that followeth after [a]vain persons is void of understanding.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:11 Or, vain things
Proverbs 12:24
World English Bible
24 The hands of the diligent ones shall rule,
but laziness ends in slave labor.
Proverbs 12:24
American Standard Version
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule;
But [a]the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:24 Hebrew slothfulness.
Proverbs 12:27
World English Bible
27 The slothful man doesn’t roast his game,
but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
Proverbs 12:27
American Standard Version
27 [a]The slothful man [b]roasteth not that which he took in hunting;
But the precious substance of men [c]is to the diligent.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Hebrew slothfulness.
- Proverbs 12:27 Or, catcheth not his prey
- Proverbs 12:27 Or, is to be diligent
Proverbs 13:4
World English Bible
4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing,
but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Proverbs 13:4
American Standard Version
4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 13:11
World English Bible
11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
Proverbs 13:11
American Standard Version
11 Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished;
But he that gathereth [a]by labor shall have increase.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 13:11 Hebrew with the hand.
Proverbs 14:4
World English Bible
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean,
but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:4
American Standard Version
4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean;
But much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 15:19
World English Bible
19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch,
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
American Standard Version
19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns;
But the path of the upright is made a highway.
Proverbs 16:26
World English Bible
26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him;
for his mouth urges him on.
Proverbs 16:26
American Standard Version
26 The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him;
For his mouth urgeth him thereto.
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