Proverbs 12:27
The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.
Young's Literal Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
26The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth 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 hath not. 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 turneth round 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 →