Proverbs 12:27

Proverbs 12:27 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
• New International Version (NIV)The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
• New King James Version (NKJV)The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.

Context of Proverbs 12:27

25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop; but a good word maketh it glad. 26The righteous guideth his neighbour; but the way of the wicked misleadeth them. The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent. 28In the path of righteousness is life, and in the pathway thereof there is no death.

Proverbs 12:27 word by word

לֹא־יַחֲרֹ֣ךְ רְמִיָּ֣ה צֵיד֑וֹ וְהוֹן־אָדָ֖ם יָקָ֣ר חָרֽוּץ׃Read the interlinear

• preciousיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368

Cross-references for Proverbs 12:27

• Proverbs 13:4A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
• Proverbs 23:2and put a knife to thy throat, if thou be a man given to appetite.
• Proverbs 26:15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.
• Proverbs 15:16Better is little with the fear of Jehovah than great store and disquietude therewith.
• Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without right.
• Psalms 37:16The little that the righteous hath is better than the abundance of many wicked;

Commentaries on Proverbs 12:27

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting - Because he is a slothful man, he does not hunt for prey; therefore gets none, and cannot roast, that he may eat. There is some obscurity in the original on which the versions cast little light. Coverdale translates the whole verse thus: "A discreatfull man schal fynde no vauntage: but he that is content with what he hath, is more worth than golde." My old MS. Bible: The gylful man schal not…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 27Verse 27 The slothful man makes no good use of the advantages Providence puts in his way, and has no comfort in them. The substance of a diligent man, though not great, does good to him and his family. He sees that God gives it to him in answer to prayer.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2727. (Compare Pr 12:24). took in hunting--or, "his venison." He does not improve his advantages. the substance ... precious--or, "the wealth of a man of honor is being diligent," or "diligence." precious--literally, "honor" (Ec 10:1).Read the comment

Topics related to Proverbs 12:27

• Frugality
• Idleness
• Industry
• Slothfulness

In the dictionaries

• Crown
• Cruel
• Happen
• Heaviness
• Hunting
• Pathway
• Poetry
• Reproof
• Vain
• Diligence; Diligent; Diligently

Commentaries on Proverbs 12

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings