Proverbs 12:27

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ 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%

    4¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 19:15
    79%

    15¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    78%

    25¶ The 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%

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

  • Prov 12:24
    78%

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

  • Prov 10:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

    2¶ Treasures 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.

    4¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

    5¶ He 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%

    13¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.

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

    15¶ The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16¶ The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

  • Prov 19:24
    76%

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

  • Prov 22:13
    75%

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

  • Prov 18:9
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

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

    6¶ The getting of treasures by a lying tongue [is] a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.

  • Prov 12:28
    74%

    28¶ In 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%

    4¶ The 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%

    30¶ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Prov 12:26
    72%

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

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

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

    20¶ A faithful man shall abound with blessings: but he that maketh haste to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11¶ Wealth [gotten] by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.

  • Prov 6:6
    72%

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

  • Prov 12:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

    10¶ A righteous [man] regardeth the life of his beast: but the tender mercies of the wicked [are] cruel.

    11¶ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.

    12¶ The wicked desireth the net of evil [men]: but the root of the righteous yieldeth [fruit].

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

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

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15¶ Lay not wait, O wicked [man], against the dwelling of the righteous; spoil not his resting place:

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29¶ Seest 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%

    22¶ A good [man] leaveth an inheritance to his children's children: and the wealth of the sinner [is] laid up for the just.

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

  • Jer 17:11
    71%

    11[As] 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%

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

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

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

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

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

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

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

  • Prov 10:16
    70%

    16¶ The 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%

    26¶ As 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%

    23¶ Be 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 labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.