Proverbs 12:27
Lazy people do not even cook the meat of the animals that they catch/kill, but those who work hard will acquire (OR, are like) a valuable treasure.
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Psalms 37:16It is good to be righteous/godly even if you do not have many possessions, but it is bad to be wicked, even if you are very wealthy,
Proverbs 13:4People who are lazy want things very much, but they will not get anything [HYP]. People who work hard will get all that they want.
Proverbs 16:8It is better to have a small amount of money that is earned honestly than to have a lot of money that is acquired dishonestly.
Proverbs 26:14A door continually swings back and forth on its hinges and does not go anywhere; similarly [SIM], lazy people just continually turn over in their beds and never do anything.
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 →