Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the precious substance of men is to the diligent.
Revised Version 1895
In The King James Version
In Context
26The righteous is a guide to his neighbour: but the way of the wicked causeth them to err.
28In the way of righteousness is life; and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Cross References
Psalms 37:16Better is a little that the righteous hath than the abundance of many wicked.
Proverbs 13:4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
Proverbs 26:14As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the sluggard 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 →