Proverbs 12:27

The Message

A lazy life is an empty life, but “early to rise” gets the job done.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:4

Indolence wants it all and gets nothing; the energetic have something to show for their lives.

Proverbs 26:15

A shiftless sluggard puts his fork in the pie, but is too lazy to lift it to his mouth.

Proverbs 15:16

A simple life in the Fear-of-God is better than a rich life with a ton of headaches.

Psalm 37:16

Less is more and more is less. One righteous will outclass fifty wicked, For the wicked are moral weaklings but the righteous are God-strong.

Proverbs 16:8

Far better to be right and poor than to be wrong and rich.

Proverbs 10:4

Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth.

Proverbs 12:26

A good person survives misfortune, but a wicked life invites disaster.

Proverbs 26:14

Just as a door turns on its hinges, so a lazybones turns back over in bed.