Proverbs 12
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Proverbs 12:24-28

24The handH3027 of the diligentH2742 will ruleH4910, But the 1slackH7423 hand will be 2put to forcedH4522 laborH4522.253AnxietyH1674 in a man’sH376 heartH3820 weighsH7812 it downH7812, But a 4goodH2896 wordH1697 makesH8055 it gladH8055.26The righteousH6662 is a guideH8446 to his neighborH7453, But the wayH1870 of the wickedH7563 leadsH8582 them astrayH8582.27A 5lazyH7423 manH7423 does not 6roastH2760 his preyH6718, But the 7preciousH3368 possessionH1952 of a manH120 is diligenceH2742.288In the wayH734 of righteousnessH6666 is lifeH2425, And in its pathwayH1870H5410 there is noH408 deathH4194.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 12:24 Lit slackness ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 12:24 Gen 49:15; Judg 1:28; 1 Kin 9:21 ↩
  3. 3. Proverbs 12:25 Prov 15:13 ↩
  4. 4. Proverbs 12:25 Is 50:4 ↩
  5. 5. Proverbs 12:27 Lit slackness ↩
  6. 6. Proverbs 12:27 Or catch ↩
  7. 7. Proverbs 12:27 Prov 10:4; 13:4 ↩
  8. 8. Proverbs 12:28 Deut 30:15f; 32:46f; Jer 21:8 ↩

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