Proverbs 18:9

KJV1611 – Modern English

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

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  • Prov 28:24 : 24 Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, It is no transgression, is a companion of a destroyer.
  • Prov 10:4 : 4 He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
  • Prov 23:20-21 : 20 Do not be among winebibbers, among gluttonous eaters of meat: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
  • Matt 25:26 : 26 But his lord answered and said to him, You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding. 31 And, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well; I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. 34 So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 That you not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  • Luke 15:13-14 : 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered everything together, and took his journey to a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that land; and he began to be in want.
  • Luke 16:1-2 : 1 And he also said to his disciples, There was a certain rich man who had a steward; and he was accused to him of wasting his goods. 2 And he called him and said to him, How is it that I hear this about you? Give an account of your stewardship, for you may no longer be steward.
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 Not lagging in diligence; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
  • Job 30:29 : 29 I am a brother to jackals, and a companion to owls.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:15
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    15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

  • Prov 15:18-19
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    18A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms strife.

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

  • Prov 10:4-5
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    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 21:25-26
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    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 26:13-16
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    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
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    24A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 10:26
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    26As vinegar to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

  • Prov 12:27
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    27The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is a man's precious possession.

  • Prov 13:4
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    4The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

  • Prov 12:24
    73%

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

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

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

  • Prov 6:9-10
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    9How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?

    10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

  • Prov 20:4
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    4The sluggard will not plow because of the cold; therefore he shall beg during harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    18He who hides hatred with lying lips, and he who utters slander, is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words, there is no lack of sin, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

  • Prov 22:13
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    13The slothful man says, 'There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets.'

  • Prov 11:29
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    29He who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 18:8
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    8The words of a talebearer are like wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the body.

  • Prov 6:19
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    19A false witness who speaks lies, and one who sows discord among brethren.

  • 2 Thess 3:10-11
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    10For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.

    11For we hear that there are some who walk among you disorderly, not working at all, but being busybodies.

  • Prov 28:24
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    24Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, It is no transgression, is a companion of a destroyer.

  • Eccl 10:9
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    9Whoso removes stones shall be hurt by them; and he who splits wood shall be endangered by it.

  • Prov 23:21
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    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.

  • Prov 29:24
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    24Whoever is a partner with a thief hates his own soul; he hears cursing, and does not reveal it.

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

  • Prov 28:19
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    19He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows vain persons shall have poverty enough.

  • Prov 24:33
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    33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.

  • Prov 21:5
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    5The thoughts of the diligent lead only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to poverty.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor shall increase.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The labor of the righteous tends to life, the fruit of the wicked to sin.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked works a deceitful work, but he who sows righteousness shall have a sure reward.

  • Prov 18:10
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    10The name of the LORD is a strong tower: the righteous run into it, and are safe.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.

  • Prov 17:18
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    18A man lacking understanding shakes hands in a pledge, and becomes surety for his friend.

  • Prov 19:2
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    2Also, for the soul to be without knowledge is not good; and he who hurries with his feet sins.

  • Job 12:5
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    5He who is ready to slip with his feet is like a lamp despised in the thought of him who is at ease.

  • Prov 16:28
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    28A perverse man sows strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26He who labors, labors for himself, for his mouth craves it of him.

  • Jer 22:13
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    13Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and gives him nothing for his work;

  • Eccl 3:9
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    9What profit does he have who works in that which he labors?

  • Prov 14:23
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    23In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.