Proverbs 12:27
The slothful does not roast his game, || And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
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In Context
26The righteous searches his companion, || And the way of the wicked causes them to err.
28In the path of righteousness [is] life, || And in the way of [that] path [is] no death!
Cross References
Psalms 37:16Better [is] the little of the righteous, || Than the store of many wicked.
Proverbs 13:4The soul of the slothful is desiring, and does not have. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Proverbs 16:8Better [is] a little with righteousness, || Than abundance of increase without justice.
Proverbs 26:14The door turns around on its hinge, || And the slothful 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 →