Proverbs 12:27

KJV1611 – Modern English

The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is a man's precious possession.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with trouble.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is a little with righteousness than vast revenues without justice.
  • Prov 23:2 : 2 And put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.
  • Prov 26:15 : 15 The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it back to his mouth.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 A little that the righteous has is better than the riches of many wicked.

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  • Prov 13:4
    79%

    4The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

  • Prov 19:15
    79%

    15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    78%

    25The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

    26He covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 15:19
    78%

    19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 12:24
    78%

    24The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

  • Prov 10:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

    2Treasures of wickedness profit nothing, but righteousness delivers from death.

    3The LORD will not allow the soul of the righteous to famish, but He casts away the substance of the wicked.

    4He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

    5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13The lazy man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy one turn upon his bed.

    15The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it back to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can give an answer.

  • Prov 19:24
    76%

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

  • Prov 22:13
    75%

    13The slothful man says, 'There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets.'

  • Prov 18:9
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

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

    6The accumulation of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vanity to those who seek death.

  • Prov 12:28
    74%

    28In the path of righteousness there is life, and in its way there is no death.

  • Eccl 10:18
    73%

    18By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

  • Prov 20:4
    73%

    4The sluggard will not plow because of the cold; therefore he shall beg during harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 6:9
    72%

    9How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your 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 neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows vain persons shall have poverty enough.

    20A faithful person shall abound with blessings, but he who hastens to be rich shall not be innocent.

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall increase.

  • Prov 6:6
    72%

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

  • Prov 12:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

    10A righteous man regards the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

    11He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, but he who follows vain persons is void of understanding.

    12The wicked desires the catch of evil men, but the root of the righteous yields fruit.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

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

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Do not lie in wait, O wicked man, against the dwelling of the righteous; do not spoil his resting place.

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29Do you see a man diligent in his business? He shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before obscure men.

  • Prov 13:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22A good man leaves an inheritance to his children's children, but the wealth of the sinner is stored up for the just.

    23Much food is in the tillage of the poor, but there is that which is destroyed for lack of judgment.

  • Jer 17:11
    71%

    11As the partridge sits on eggs, and hatches them not; so he that gets 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 foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26He who labors, labors for himself, for his mouth craves it of him.

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

    20There is desirable treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish man spends it up.

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

    30Men do not despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry;

  • Prov 10:16
    70%

    16The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 1:19
    70%

    19So are the ways of everyone who is greedy for gain; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 10:26
    70%

    26As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who 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 the righteous has is better than the riches of many wicked.

  • Prov 27:23
    70%

    23Be diligent to know the state of your flocks, and look well to your herds.

  • Prov 24:33
    69%

    33A 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 eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep.