Proverbs 12:27
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
Berean Standard Bible
In The King James Version
In Context
26A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the ways of the wicked lead them astray.
28There is life in the path of righteousness, but another path leads to death.
Cross References
Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Proverbs 16:8Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
Proverbs 26:14As a door turns on its hinges, so the slacker turns on his bed.
Matthew Henry on Proverbs 12:27
26 The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them. See here, 1. That good men do well for themselves; for they have in themselves an excellent character, and they secure to themselves an excellent portion, and in both they excel other people: The righteous is more abundant than his neighbour (so the margin); he is richer, though not in this world's goods, yet in the graces and comforts of the Spirit, which are the true riches. There is a true excellency in religion; it… Read the whole commentary →