Proverbs 12:27

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is little with the fear of the LORD than great wealth and turmoil with it.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.
  • Prov 23:2 : 2 and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.
  • Prov 26:15 : 15 The sluggard has plunged his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:4
    79%

    4The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

  • Prov 19:15
    79%

    15Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    78%

    25What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands have refused to work.

    26All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 15:19
    78%

    19The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

  • Prov 12:24
    78%

    24The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will be put to forced labor.

  • Prov 10:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

    2Treasures gained by wickedness do not profit, but righteousness delivers from death.

    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

    4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

    5The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during harvest is a shameful son.

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13The sluggard has said,“There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”

    14Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

    15The sluggard has plunged his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense.

  • Prov 19:24
    76%

    24The sluggard has plunged his hand into the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

  • Prov 22:13
    75%

    13The sluggard has said,“There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”

  • Prov 18:9
    75%

    9The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

  • Prov 21:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

    6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

  • Prov 12:28
    74%

    28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

  • Eccl 10:18
    73%

    18Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

  • Prov 20:4
    73%

    4The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he asks for grain but has nothing.

  • Prov 6:9
    72%

    9How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

    30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks sense.

  • Prov 12:26
    72%

    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

    20A faithful person will have an abundance of blessings, but the one who hastens to gain riches will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

  • Prov 6:6
    72%

    6Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

  • Prov 12:10-12
    3 verses
    72%

    10A righteous person cares for the life of his animal, but even the most compassionate acts of the wicked are cruel.

    11The one who works his field will have plenty of food, but whoever chases daydreams lacks sense.

    12The wicked person has desired the stronghold of the wicked, but the root of the righteous will yield fruit.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

    21So it is with the one who stores up riches for himself, but is not rich toward God.”

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Do not lie in wait like the wicked against the place where the righteous live; do not assault his home.

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29You have seen a person skilled in his work– he will take his position before kings; he will not take his position before obscure people.

  • Prov 13:22-23
    2 verses
    71%

    22A good person leaves an inheritance for his grandchildren, but the wealth of a sinner is stored up for the righteous.

    23Abundant food may come from the field of the poor, but it is swept away by injustice.

  • Jer 17:11
    71%

    11The person who gathers wealth by unjust means is like the partridge that broods over eggs but does not hatch them. Before his life is half over he will lose his ill-gotten gains. At the end of his life it will be clear he was a fool.”

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work.

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

    20There is desirable treasure and olive oil in the dwelling of the wise, but a foolish person devours all he has.

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

    30People do not despise a thief when he steals to fulfill his need when he is hungry.

  • Prov 10:16
    70%

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 1:19
    70%

    19Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

  • Prov 10:26
    70%

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

  • Prov 1:17
    70%

    17Surely it is futile to spread a net in plain sight of any bird,

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

  • Prov 27:23
    70%

    23Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks, set your mind on your herds,

  • Prov 24:33
    69%

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

  • Eccl 5:12
    69%

    12The sleep of the laborer is pleasant– whether he eats little or much– but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.