Proverbs 6:6-11
New International Version
Proverbs 6:6-11
King James Version
6 Go 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 one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
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Proverbs 10:4
New International Version
Proverbs 10:4
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
New International Version
5 He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son,
but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.(A)
Proverbs 10:5
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 International Version
Proverbs 10:26
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 12:24
New International Version
24 Diligent hands will rule,
but laziness ends in forced labor.(A)
Proverbs 12:24
King James Version
24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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Proverbs 12:27
New International Version
27 The lazy do not roast[a] any game,
but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
Proverbs 12:27
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
New International Version
4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Proverbs 13:4
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 15:19
New International Version
19 The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,(A)
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
King James Version
19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
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Proverbs 18:9
New International Version
9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.(A)
Proverbs 18:9
King James Version
9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
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