Proverbs 12:27

New English Translation

The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

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The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,

The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil with it.

Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.

and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.

Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.