Proverbs 15:19

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ 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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  • Prov 22:5 : 5 ¶ Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 ¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
  • Prov 26:13 : 13 ¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.
  • Isa 30:21 : 21 And thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This [is] the way, walk ye in it, when ye turn to the right hand, and when ye turn to the left.
  • Isa 35:8 : 8 And an highway shall be there, and a way, and it shall be called The way of holiness; the unclean shall not pass over it; but it [shall be] for those: the wayfaring men, though fools, shall not err [therein].
  • Isa 57:14 : 14 And shall say, Cast ye up, cast ye up, prepare the way, take up the stumblingblock out of the way of my people.
  • Num 14:1-3 : 1 ¶ And all the congregation lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night. 2 And all the children of Israel murmured against Moses and against Aaron: and the whole congregation said unto them, Would God that we had died in the land of Egypt! or would God we had died in this wilderness! 3 And wherefore hath the LORD brought us unto this land, to fall by the sword, that our wives and our children should be a prey? were it not better for us to return into Egypt?
  • Num 14:7-9 : 7 And they spake unto all the company of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it, [is] an exceeding good land. 8 If the LORD delight in us, then he will bring us into this land, and give it us; a land which floweth with milk and honey. 9 Only rebel not ye against the LORD, neither fear ye the people of the land; for they [are] bread for us: their defence is departed from them, and the LORD [is] with us: fear them not.
  • Ps 5:8 : 8 Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
  • Ps 25:8-9 : 8 ¶ Good and upright [is] the LORD: therefore will he teach sinners in the way. 9 The meek will he guide in judgment: and the meek will he teach his way.
  • Ps 25:12 : 12 What man [is] he that feareth the LORD? him shall he teach in the way [that] he shall choose.
  • Ps 27:11 : 11 Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a plain path, because of mine enemies.
  • Prov 8:9 : 9 They [are] all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
  • Prov 3:6 : 6 In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.

Similar Verses (AI)

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

  • Prov 26:13-16
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    79%

    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 12:26-28
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    78%

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

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

    28¶ In the way of righteousness [is] life; and [in] the pathway [thereof there is] no death.

  • Prov 22:5
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    5¶ Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the froward: he that doth keep his soul shall be far from them.

  • Prov 24:30
    77%

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

  • Prov 21:25
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    25¶ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

  • Prov 18:9
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    9¶ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    76%

    20¶ A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

    21¶ Folly [is] joy to [him that is] destitute of wisdom: but a man of understanding walketh uprightly.

  • Prov 22:13
    76%

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

  • Prov 19:24
    75%

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

  • Prov 19:2-3
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    75%

    2¶ Also, [that] the soul [be] without knowledge, [it is] not good; and he that hasteth with [his] feet sinneth.

    3¶ The foolishness of man perverteth his way: and his heart fretteth against the LORD.

  • Prov 13:4
    74%

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

  • Prov 10:26
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    26¶ As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so [is] the sluggard to them that send him.

  • Prov 4:19
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    19The way of the wicked [is] as darkness: they know not at what they stumble.

  • Prov 15:18
    74%

    18¶ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but [he that is] slow to anger appeaseth strife.

  • Prov 12:24
    74%

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

  • Eccl 10:18
    74%

    18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  • Prov 2:20
    74%

    20That thou mayest walk in the way of good [men], and keep the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 13:15
    73%

    15¶ Good understanding giveth favour: but the way of transgressors [is] hard.

  • 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 10:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

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

    17¶ He [is in] the way of life that keepeth instruction: but he that refuseth reproof erreth.

  • Prov 12:15
    73%

    15¶ The way of a fool [is] right in his own eyes: but he that hearkeneth unto counsel [is] wise.

  • Prov 10:9
    73%

    9¶ He that walketh uprightly walketh surely: but he that perverteth his ways shall be known.

  • Prov 21:29
    73%

    29¶ A wicked man hardeneth his face: but [as for] the upright, he directeth his way.

  • Prov 1:15
    73%

    15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; refrain thy foot from their path:

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17¶ The highway of the upright [is] to depart from evil: he that keepeth his way preserveth his soul.

  • Prov 15:24
    72%

    24¶ The way of life [is] above to the wise, that he may depart from hell beneath.

  • Prov 27:12
    72%

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

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12¶ There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

  • Prov 10:29
    72%

    29¶ The way of the LORD [is] strength to the upright: but destruction [shall be] to the workers of iniquity.

  • Prov 21:5
    72%

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

  • Prov 13:6
    72%

    6¶ Righteousness keepeth [him that is] upright in the way: but wickedness overthroweth the sinner.

  • Prov 6:6
    72%

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

  • Prov 16:25
    72%

    25¶ There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof [are] the ways of death.

  • Prov 4:15
    72%

    15Avoid it, pass not by it, turn from it, and pass away.

  • Prov 6:9
    72%

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

  • Prov 21:8
    72%

    8¶ The way of man [is] froward and strange: but [as for] the pure, his work [is] right.

  • Job 12:5
    71%

    5He that is ready to slip with [his] feet [is as] a lamp despised in the thought of him that is at ease.

  • Prov 14:15
    71%

    15¶ The simple believeth every word: but the prudent [man] looketh well to his going.

  • Prov 10:4
    71%

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

  • Job 22:15
    71%

    15¶ Hast thou marked the old way which wicked men have trodden?

  • Prov 26:9
    71%

    9[As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so [is] a parable in the mouth of fools.