Proverbs 12:27

Proverbs chapter 12 · verse 27 in three public-domain English translations with cross-references

Parallel translations

World English Bible · 2000

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of menis tothe diligent.

King James Version · 1611

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

American Standard Version · 1901

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of menis tothe diligent.

v.26The righteous is a guide to his neighbor; But the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

v.27This passage

v.28In the way of righteousness is life; And in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 26:15
The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.