Proverbs 12:27

World English Bible (2000)

The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
  • Prov 15:16 : 16 Better is little, with the fear of Yahweh, than great treasure with trouble.
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues with injustice.
  • Prov 23:2 : 2 put a knife to your throat, if you are a man given to appetite.
  • Prov 26:15 : 15 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:4
    79%

    4The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.

  • Prov 19:15
    79%

    15Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 21:25-26
    2 verses
    78%

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

    26There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.

  • Prov 15:19
    78%

    19The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

  • Prov 12:24
    78%

    24The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

  • Prov 10:2-5
    4 verses
    77%

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

    3Yahweh will not allow the soul of the righteous to go hungry, but he thrusts away the desire of the wicked.

    4He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.

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

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    76%

    13The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"

    14As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.

    15The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.

  • Prov 19:24
    76%

    24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 22:13
    75%

    13The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"

  • Prov 18:9
    75%

    9One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

  • Prov 21:5-6
    2 verses
    75%

    5The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.

    6Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

  • Prov 12:28
    74%

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

  • Eccl 10:18
    73%

    18By slothfulness the roof sinks in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

  • Prov 20:4
    73%

    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 6:9
    72%

    9How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

    30I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Prov 12:26
    72%

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

  • Prov 28:19-20
    2 verses
    72%

    19One who works his land will have an abundance of food; but one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.

    20A faithful man is rich with blessings; but one who is eager to be rich will not go unpunished.

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away, but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.

  • 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 respects the life of his animal, but the tender mercies of the wicked are cruel.

    11He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.

    12The wicked desires the plunder of evil men, but the root of the righteous flourishes.

  • Luke 12:21
    71%

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

  • Prov 24:15
    71%

    15Don't lay in wait, wicked man, against the habitation of the righteous. Don't destroy his resting place:

  • Prov 22:29
    71%

    29Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve 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 for the righteous.

    23An abundance of food is in poor people's fields, but injustice sweeps it away.

  • Jer 17:11
    71%

    11As the partridge that sits on [eggs] which she has not laid, so is he who gets riches, and not by right; in the midst of his days they shall leave him, and at his end he shall be a fool.

  • Prov 27:12
    71%

    12A prudent man sees danger and takes refuge; but the simple pass on, and suffer for it.

  • Prov 16:26
    71%

    26The appetite of the laboring man labors for him; for his mouth urges him on.

  • Prov 21:20
    71%

    20There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; but a foolish man swallows it up.

  • Prov 6:30
    70%

    30Men don't despise a thief, if he steals to satisfy himself when he is hungry:

  • Prov 10:16
    70%

    16The labor of the righteous leads to life. The increase of the wicked leads 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%

    17For in vain is the net spread in the sight of any bird:

  • Ps 37:16
    70%

    16Better is a little that the righteous has, than the abundance of many wicked.

  • Prov 27:23
    70%

    23Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention 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.