English Standard Version
Proverbs 18:9
9Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 18:9 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
- New International Version (NIV)One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
- New Living Translation (NLT)A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things.
Context of Proverbs 18:9
7A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. 8The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body. Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys. 10The name of the Lord is a strong tower; the righteous man runs into it and is safe. 11A rich man's wealth is his strong city, and like a high wall in his imagination.
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גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃Read the interlinear
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Cross-references for Proverbs 18:9
- Proverbs 10:4A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
- Proverbs 23:20Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat,
- Proverbs 24:30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,
- Matthew 25:26But his master answered him, 'You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
- Romans 12:11Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
- Hebrews 6:12so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- Proverbs 28:24Whoever robs his father or his mother and says, "That is no transgression," is a companion to a man who destroys.
- Job 30:29I am a brother of jackals and a companion of ostriches.
- Luke 15:13Not many days later, the younger son gathered all he had and took a journey into a far country, and there he squandered his property in reckless living.
- Luke 16:1He also said to the disciples, "There was a rich man who had a manager, and charges were brought to him that this man was wasting his possessions.
Commentaries on Proverbs 18:9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 9He also that is slothful - A slothful man neglects his work, and the materials go to ruin: the master, he destroys the materials. They are both destroyers.Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 9Verse 9 Omissions of duty, and in duty, are fatal to the soul, as well as commissions of sin.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 99. One by failing to get, the other by wasting wealth, grows poor. waster--literally, "master of washing," a prodigal.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Proverbs 18
- 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
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