Proverbs 12:27
Lazy people would not roast their own game, 1 but the diligent man will obtain precious wealth. 1
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26The righteous person is a guide for his friend, 1 but the way of the wicked leads them astray. 1
28Those who walk in the right way find life 1 and in its path there is no death.
Cross References
Psalms 37:16Better is the little that the righteous has 1 than the abundance of many wicked people. 1
Proverbs 13:4The appetite of lazy people craves but gets nothing, 1 but the appetite of diligent people will be richly satisfied. 1
Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with what is right, 1 than a large income with injustice. 1
Proverbs 26:14As the door turns on its hinges, 1 so is the lazy person upon his bed. 1
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 →