Proverbs 15:19

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The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.

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  • Prov 22:5 : 5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the crooked; whoever guards their soul will stay far from them.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The lazy person says, 'There's a lion outside! I might be killed in the streets!'
  • Prov 26:13 : 13 The lazy person says, 'There is a lion in the road, a lion in the streets!'
  • Isa 30:21 : 21 Whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear a voice behind you, saying, 'This is the way; walk in it.'
  • Isa 35:8 : 8 And there will be a highway there, called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it, but it will be for those who walk in that way—fools shall not wander astray.
  • Isa 57:14 : 14 And it will be said: 'Build up, build up, prepare the road! Remove the obstacles out of the way of my people.'
  • Num 14:1-3 : 1 Then the entire assembly raised their voices and cried, and the people wept throughout that night. 2 All the Israelites grumbled against Moses and Aaron, and the whole community said to them, "If only we had died in Egypt or in this wilderness! 3 Why is the LORD bringing us to this land only to fall by the sword? Our wives and children will be taken as plunder. Wouldn't it be better for us to return to Egypt?
  • Num 14:7-9 : 7 And they said to the entire Israelite assembly, "The land we passed through and explored is exceedingly good. 8 If the LORD delights in us, he will bring us into this land and give it to us—a land flowing with milk and honey. 9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not be afraid of the people of the land, for we will devour them. Their protection is gone, and the LORD is with us. Do not be afraid of them.
  • Ps 5:8 : 8 But as for me, through the abundance of Your steadfast love, I will enter Your house. I will bow in awe toward Your holy temple.
  • Ps 25:8-9 : 8 Good and upright is the LORD; therefore, he guides sinners in the way. 9 He guides the humble in what is right and teaches the humble his way.
  • Ps 25:12 : 12 Who is the one who fears the LORD? He will instruct them in the way they should choose.
  • Ps 27:11 : 11 Teach me Your way, Lord, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
  • Prov 8:9 : 9 They are all plain to those who understand, and right to those who find knowledge.
  • Prov 3:6 : 6 In all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:15
    80%

    15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    79%

    13The lazy person says, 'There is a lion in the road, a lion in the streets!'

    14As a door turns on its hinges, so a lazy person turns on their bed.

    15The lazy person buries their hand in the dish and is too weary to bring it back to their mouth.

    16The lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.

  • Prov 12:26-28
    3 verses
    78%

    26The righteous choose their companions wisely, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

    27The lazy do not roast their game, but diligent people prize their possessions.

    28In the path of righteousness is life, and its pathway leads to immortality.

  • Prov 22:5
    78%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the crooked; whoever guards their soul will stay far from them.

  • Prov 24:30
    77%

    30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense.

  • Prov 21:25
    77%

    25The desire of the lazy person kills them, for their hands refuse to work.

  • Prov 18:9
    77%

    9A lazy person in his work is a brother to a destroyer.

  • Prov 15:20-21
    2 verses
    76%

    20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Foolishness brings joy to one lacking sense, but a person of understanding walks a straight path.

  • Prov 22:13
    76%

    13The lazy person says, 'There's a lion outside! I might be killed in the streets!'

  • Prov 19:24
    75%

    24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish but will not even bring it back to his mouth.

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2Enthusiasm without knowledge is not good, and one who hurries makes wrong choices.

    3A man’s foolishness twists his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 13:4
    74%

    4The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

  • Prov 10:26
    74%

    26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.

  • Prov 4:19
    74%

    19The way of the wicked is like deep darkness; they do not know what makes them stumble.

  • Prov 15:18
    74%

    18A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but one who is patient calms a quarrel.

  • Prov 12:24
    74%

    24The diligent hand will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

  • Eccl 10:18
    74%

    18Because of laziness, the roof sinks, and through idle hands, the house leaks.

  • Prov 2:20
    74%

    20So you will walk in the way of the good, and keep to the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 13:15
    73%

    15Good understanding wins favor, but the way of the treacherous leads to ruin.

  • Prov 20:4
    73%

    4The sluggard does not plow in the winter; at harvest time he looks for something, but finds nothing.

  • Prov 10:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

    17The one who heeds discipline is on the path of life, but the one who rejects correction leads others astray.

  • Prov 12:15
    73%

    15The way of a fool seems right to them, but the wise listen to advice.

  • Prov 10:9
    73%

    9The one who walks in integrity walks securely, but the one who perverts his ways will be found out.

  • Prov 21:29
    73%

    29A wicked man hardens his face, but an upright person considers their way.

  • Prov 1:15
    73%

    15My son, do not walk in the way with them; keep your foot away from their paths,

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17The highway of the upright avoids evil; those who guard their ways preserve their lives.

  • Prov 15:24
    72%

    24The path of life leads upward for the prudent, to keep them from descending to the grave.

  • Prov 27:12
    72%

    12The prudent see danger and take refuge, but the simple keep going and suffer for it.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end leads to death.

  • Prov 10:29
    72%

    29The way of the LORD is a stronghold to the blameless, but it is ruin to evildoers.

  • Prov 21:5
    72%

    5The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

  • Prov 13:6
    72%

    6Righteousness guards the way of integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 6:6
    72%

    6Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise.

  • Prov 16:25
    72%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way of death.

  • Prov 4:15
    72%

    15Avoid it; do not travel on it. Turn away from it and go on your way.

  • Prov 6:9
    72%

    9How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?

  • Prov 21:8
    72%

    8The way of the guilty is crooked, but the conduct of the pure is upright.

  • Job 12:5
    71%

    5"Those who are at ease hold contempt for misfortune, as if it were prepared for the feet of those slipping."

  • Prov 14:15
    71%

    15The simple believe everything, but the prudent carefully consider their steps.

  • Prov 10:4
    71%

    4Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

  • Job 22:15
    71%

    15Will you keep to the ancient path that wicked men have walked?

  • Prov 26:9
    71%

    9Like a thorn that goes up into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.