Proverbs 12:27

King James Version 1611 (Original)

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

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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 the LORD than great treasure and trouble therewith.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
  • Prov 23:2 : 2 And put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
  • Prov 26:15 : 15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches of many wicked.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • 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 an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    78%

    25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

    26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

  • Prov 15:19
    78%

    19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 12:24
    78%

    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

  • Prov 10:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing: but righteousness delivereth from death.

    3The LORD will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish: but he casteth away the substance of the wicked.

    4He becometh poor that dealeth 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 slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

    15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth 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%

    24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 22:13
    75%

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

  • Prov 18:9
    75%

    9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  • Prov 21:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.

    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of 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 much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  • Prov 20:4
    73%

    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he 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 slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Prov 12:26
    72%

    26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.

  • 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 innocent.

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall 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 be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth 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 dwelling of the righteous; spoil 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 just.

    23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

  • Jer 17:11
    71%

    11As the partridge sitteth on eggs, and hatcheth them not; so he that getteth riches, and not by right, shall leave them in the midst of his days, and at his end shall be a fool.

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12A prudent man foreseeth the evil, and hideth himself; but the simple pass on, and are punished.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

    20There is treasure to be desired and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man spendeth it up.

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

    30Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

  • Prov 10:16
    70%

    16The labour of the righteous tendeth to life: the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 1:19
    70%

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; which 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%

    17Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16A little that a righteous man hath is better than the riches 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%

    33Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

  • Eccl 5:12
    69%

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