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Proverbs 12:27
Holman Christian Standard Bible

27 A lazy man doesn’t roast his game,(A)
but to a diligent man, his wealth is precious.(B)

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Proverbs 12:27
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27 The lazy do not roast[a] any game,
    but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.

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  1. Proverbs 12:27 The meaning of the Hebrew for this word is uncertain.
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Proverbs 12:27
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27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

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Proverbs 20:4
Holman Christian Standard Bible

4 The slacker does not plow during planting season;[a]
at harvest time he looks,[b] and there is nothing.(A)

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  1. Proverbs 20:4 Lit plow in winter
  2. Proverbs 20:4 Lit inquires
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Proverbs 20:4
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4 Sluggards(A) do not plow in season;
    so at harvest time they look but find nothing.(B)

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Proverbs 20:4
King James Version

4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

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Proverbs 26:14-15
Holman Christian Standard Bible

14 A door turns on its hinges,
and a slacker, on his bed.(A)
15 The slacker buries his hand in the bowl;
he is too weary to bring it to his mouth.(B)

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Proverbs 26:14-15
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14 As a door turns on its hinges,
    so a sluggard turns on his bed.(A)
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
    he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(B)

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Proverbs 26:14-15
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14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

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