Proverbs 18:9 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁹ The one who is lazy in his work is brother to a vandal.  ,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁹ He also that is slothful in his work Is brother to him that is a great waster.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁹ He who is loose and slack in his work is brother to him who is a destroyer and he who does not use his endeavors to heal himself is brother to him who commits suicide.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁹ He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

Common English Bible

⁹ Those who are lazy in their work are brothers to thugs.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁹ Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works.

Proverbs 18:9 Cross References

Job 30:29

I have become a brother to jackals and a companion of ostriches.

Proverbs 10:4

Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring riches.

Proverbs 18:8

A gossip’s words are like delicacies that go down to one’s innermost being.  ,

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness induces deep sleep, and a lazy person will go hungry.

Proverbs 28:24

The one who robs his father or mother and says, ‘That’s no sin,’ is a companion to a person who destroys.

Matthew 25:26

‘His master replied to him, “You evil, lazy servant!   If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered,

Romans 12:11

Do not lack diligence in zeal; be fervent in the Spirit;  , serve the Lord.

Hebrews 6:12

so that you won’t become lazy but will be imitators of those who inherit the promises through faith and perseverance.