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%

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

  • Prov 19:15
    79%

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

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    78%

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

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

  • Prov 15:19
    78%

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

  • Prov 12:24
    78%

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

  • Prov 10:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

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

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

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

    5 He 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%

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

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

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

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

  • Prov 19:24
    76%

    24 A slothful man hides 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 says, 'There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets.'

  • Prov 18:9
    75%

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

  • Prov 21:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

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

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

  • Prov 12:28
    74%

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

  • Eccl 10:18
    73%

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

  • Prov 20:4
    73%

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

  • Prov 6:9
    72%

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

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

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

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

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

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

  • Prov 6:6
    72%

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

  • Prov 12:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

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

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

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

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

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

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

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

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29 Do 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%

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

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

  • Jer 17:11
    71%

    11 As 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%

    12 A prudent man foresees evil and hides himself, but the simple pass on and are punished.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

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

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

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

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

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

  • Prov 10:16
    70%

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

  • Prov 1:19
    70%

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

  • Prov 10:26
    70%

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

  • Prov 1:17
    70%

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

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16 A little that the righteous has is better than the riches of many wicked.

  • Prov 27:23
    70%

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

  • Prov 24:33
    69%

    33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.

  • Eccl 5:12
    69%

    12 The 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.