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Proverbs 19:15-17
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
Proverbs 19:15-17
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition
15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
and an idle person will suffer hunger.
16 He who keeps the commandment keeps his life;
he who despises the word[a] will die.
17 He who is kind to the poor lends to the Lord,
and he will repay him for his deed.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:16 Cn Compare 13.13: Heb his ways
Proverbs 19:15-17
New International Version
Proverbs 19:15-17
New International Version
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(A)
16 Whoever keeps commandments keeps their life,
but whoever shows contempt for their ways will die.(B)
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