Proverbs 18:9 - Tree of Life Version

⁹ One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.

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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 Tagairtí Cros

Job 30:29

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

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will starve.

Proverbs 28:24

Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, “It’s not a crime,” is a partner to him who destroys.

Matthew 25:26

“But his master responded, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow and gather where I scattered no seed?

Romans 12:11

Do not be lagging in zeal; be fervent in spirit. Keep serving the Lord,

Hebrews 6:12

so you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those inheriting the promises through trust and perseverance.