Proverbs 12:27
The indolent roasteth not that which he hath caught in hunting; but the most precious wealth of man is diligence.
Leeser Tanakh
In The King James Version
In Context
26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbor; but the way of the wicked leadeth them astray.
28On the path of righteousness there is life; and on her pathway there is immortality,
Cross References
Psalms 37:16Better is the little that the righteous hath, than the great riches of many wicked.
Proverbs 13:4The sluggard longeth [in] his soul, and there [cometh] nothing; but the soul of the diligent will be abundantly gratified.
Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with righteousness, than great incomes through injustice.
Proverbs 26:14As a door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon 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 →