Proverbs 19:15-17

International Children’s Bible

¹⁵Lazy people sleep a lot.
Idle people will go hungry.

¹⁶Whoever obeys the commands protects his life.
Whoever is careless in what he does will die.

¹⁷Being kind to the poor is like lending to the Lord.
The Lord will reward you for what you have done.

Proverbs 19:15-17

New International Version

¹⁵Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.^(A)

¹⁶Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.^(B)

¹⁷Whoever is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,^(C)
and he will reward them for what they have done.^(D)

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