Proverbs 19:15-17

The Message

¹⁵Life collapses on loafers;
lazybones go hungry.

¹⁶Keep the rules and keep your life;
careless living kills.

¹⁷Mercy to the needy is a loan to God,
and God pays back those loans in full.

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)

The Message (MSG)

New International Version (NIV)