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Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(A)
Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
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15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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Proverbs 19:24
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Proverbs 19:24
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24 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he will not even bring it back to his mouth!(A)
Proverbs 19:24
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Proverbs 19:24
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24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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Proverbs 20:13
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Proverbs 20:13
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13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(A)
stay awake and you will have food to spare.
Proverbs 20:13
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Proverbs 20:13
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13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
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Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 Whoever loves pleasure will become poor;
whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.(A)
Proverbs 21:17
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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5 The plans of the diligent lead to profit(A)
as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 21:6 Some Hebrew manuscripts, Septuagint and Vulgate; most Hebrew manuscripts vapor for those who seek death
Proverbs 21:5-6
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Proverbs 21:5-6
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5 The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
6 The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vanity tossed to and fro of them that seek death.
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Proverbs 22:29
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Proverbs 22:29
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Proverbs 22:29
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Proverbs 22:29
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29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
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Proverbs 24:27
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Proverbs 24:27
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27 Put your outdoor work in order
and get your fields ready;
after that, build your house.
Proverbs 24:27
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Proverbs 24:27
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27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
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Proverbs 24:30-34
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Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(A)
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest(B)—
34 and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.(C)
Proverbs 24:30-34
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Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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Proverbs 26:14
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Proverbs 26:14
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14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.(A)
Proverbs 26:14
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Proverbs 26:14
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14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
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Proverbs 27:18
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Proverbs 27:18
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Proverbs 27:18
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Proverbs 27:18
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18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Be sure you know the condition of your flocks,(A)
give careful attention to your herds;
24 for riches do not endure forever,(B)
and a crown is not secure for all generations.
25 When the hay is removed and new growth appears
and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
26 the lambs will provide you with clothing,
and the goats with the price of a field.
27 You will have plenty of goats’ milk to feed your family
and to nourish your female servants.
Proverbs 27:23-27
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
24 For riches are not for ever: and doth the crown endure to every generation?
25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself, and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27 And thou shalt have goats' milk enough for thy food, for the food of thy household, and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
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Proverbs 28:19
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Proverbs 28:19
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19 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.(A)
Proverbs 28:19
King James Version
Proverbs 28:19
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19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
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