Proverbs 12:27

American Standard Version (1901)

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is little, with the fear of Jehovah, Than great treasure and trouble therewith.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is a little, with righteousness, Than great revenues with injustice.
  • Prov 23:2 : 2 And put a knife to thy throat, If thou be a man given to appetite.
  • Prov 26:15 : 15 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Prov 13:4
    79%

    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 19:15
    79%

    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    78%

    25The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

    26There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Prov 15:19
    78%

    19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Prov 12:24
    78%

    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

  • Prov 10:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing; But righteousness delivereth from death.

    3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

    4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

    5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

    14[ As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

    15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

  • Prov 19:24
    76%

    24The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 22:13
    75%

    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.

  • Prov 18:9
    75%

    9He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

  • Prov 21:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.

    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

  • Prov 12:28
    74%

    28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

  • Eccl 10:18
    73%

    18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

  • Prov 20:4
    73%

    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 6:9
    72%

    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

    30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Prov 12:26
    72%

    26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.

    20A faithful man shall abound with blessings; But he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be unpunished.

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

  • Prov 6:6
    72%

    6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

  • Prov 12:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

    10A righteous man regardeth the life of his beast; But the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

    11He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread; But he that followeth after vain [persons] is void of understanding.

    12The wicked desireth the net of evil men; But the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit] .

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

    21So is he that layeth up treasure for himself, and is not rich toward God.

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Lay not wait, O wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous; Destroy not his resting-place:

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; He shall not stand before mean men.

  • Prov 13:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22A good man leaveth an inheritance to his children's children; And the wealth of the sinner is laid up for the righteous.

    23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

  • Jer 17:11
    71%

    11As the partridge that sitteth on [eggs] which she hath not laid, so is he that getteth riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12A prudent man seeth the evil, [and] hideth himself; [But] the simple pass on, [and] suffer for it.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

    30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal To satisfy himself when he is hungry:

  • Prov 10:16
    70%

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • Prov 1:19
    70%

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Prov 10:26
    70%

    26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

  • Prov 1:17
    70%

    17For in vain is the net spread In the sight of any bird:

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16Better is a little that the righteous hath Than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 27:23
    70%

    23Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, [And] look well to thy herds:

  • Prov 24:33
    69%

    33[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

  • Eccl 5:12
    69%

    12The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.