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Friday, April 26th, 2024
the Fourth Week after Easter
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 6:6-11; Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 10:5; Proverbs 10:26; Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 12:27; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 14:4; Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 16:26; Proverbs 17:2; Proverbs 18:9; Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 20:13; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 21:17; Proverbs 21:25-26; Proverbs 22:13; Proverbs 22:29; Proverbs 24:10; Proverbs 24:27; Proverbs 24:30-34; Proverbs 25:2; Proverbs 25:13; Proverbs 26:13-16; Proverbs 27:23; Proverbs 28:19; Proverbs 30:24-28
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48 verses • Page 1 of 3
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
Proverbs 6:6
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
Proverbs 6:7
- Variant Count: 1 (11%)
It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6:8
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
Proverbs 6:9
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-
Proverbs 6:10
- Variant Count: 2 (13%)
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 6:11
- Variant Count: 2 (12%)
and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 10:4
- Variant Count: 3 (27%)
Lazy hands make for poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.
He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Proverbs 10:5
- Variant Count: 2 (9%)
He who gathers crops in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:26
- Variant Count: 4 (21%)
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so are sluggards to those who send them.
He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.
Proverbs 12:11
- Variant Count: 8 (44%)
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies have no sense.
Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
Proverbs 12:24
- Variant Count: 2 (18%)
Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.
Proverbs 12:27
- Variant Count: 8 (44%)
The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Proverbs 13:4
- Variant Count: 7 (43%)
A sluggard's appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Dishonest money dwindles away, but he who gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Proverbs 13:11
- Variant Count: 2 (13%)
Dishonest money dwindles away, but whoever gathers money little by little makes it grow.
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox comes an abundant harvest.
Proverbs 14:4
- Variant Count: 3 (15%)
Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox come abundant harvests.
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
The laborer's appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.
Proverbs 16:26
- Variant Count: 6 (46%)
The appetite of laborers works for them; their hunger drives them on.
A wise servant will rule over a disgraceful son, and will share the inheritance as one of the brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
- Variant Count: 3 (15%)
A prudent servant will rule over a disgraceful son and will share the inheritance as one of the family.
One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
Proverbs 18:9
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.
Proverbs 19:15
- Variant Count: 2 (18%)
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
Proverbs 19:24
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.
Proverbs 20:4
- Variant Count: 6 (37%)
Sluggards do not plow in season; so at harvest time they look but find nothing.
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.
Proverbs 20:13
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
The plans of the diligent lead to profit as surely as haste leads to poverty.
He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Proverbs 21:17
- Variant Count: 2 (11%)
Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and olive oil will never be rich.
The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 21:25
- Variant Count: 3 (16%)
The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
Proverbs 21:26
- Variant Count: 1 (7%)
All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside!" or, "I will be murdered in the streets!"
Proverbs 22:13
- Variant Count: 7 (46%)
The sluggard says, "There's a lion outside! I'll be killed in the public square!"
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.
Proverbs 22:29
- Variant Count: 13 (48%)
Saying 6 Do you see someone skilled in their work? They will serve before kings; they will not serve before officials of low rank.
If you falter in times of trouble, how small is your strength!
Proverbs 24:10
- Variant Count: 7 (38%)
Saying 25 If you falter in a time of trouble, how small is your strength!
Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
Proverbs 24:27
- Variant Count: 4 (23%)
Put your outdoor work in order and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment;
Proverbs 24:30
- Variant Count: 6 (33%)
I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
Proverbs 24:31
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Proverbs 24:32
- Variant Count: 1 (5%)
I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-
Proverbs 24:33
- Variant Count: 2 (13%)
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—
and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 24:34
- Variant Count: 2 (12%)
and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
Proverbs 25:2
- Variant Count: 1 (4%)
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter; to search out a matter is the glory of kings.
Like the coolness of snow at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the spirit of his masters.
Proverbs 25:13
- Variant Count: 6 (24%)
Like a snow-cooled drink at harvest time is a trustworthy messenger to the one who sends him; he refreshes the spirit of his master.
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"
Proverbs 26:13
- Variant Count: 3 (18%)
A sluggard says, "There's a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!"
As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
Proverbs 26:14
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 26:15
- Variant Count: 2 (10%)
A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 26:16
- Variant Count: 3 (20%)
A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly.
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
Proverbs 27:23
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
Proverbs 28:19
- Variant Count: 7 (33%)
Those who work their land will have abundant food, but those who chase fantasies will have their fill of poverty.
"Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
Proverbs 30:24
- Variant Count: 2 (16%)
"Four things on earth are small, yet they are extremely wise:
Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
Proverbs 30:25
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
Ants are creatures of little strength, yet they store up their food in the summer;
coneys are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;
Proverbs 30:26
- Variant Count: 2 (13%)
hyraxes are creatures of little power, yet they make their home in the crags;
locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;
Proverbs 30:27
- Variant Count: 1 (9%)
locusts have no king, yet they advance together in ranks;
a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces.
Proverbs 30:28
- Variant Count: 1 (6%)
a lizard can be caught with the hand, yet it is found in kings' palaces.
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