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

25Anxiety in a person’s heart weighs it down, But a good word makes it glad. 26The righteous person is a guide to his neighbor, But the way of the wicked leads them astray. A lazy person does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a person is diligence. 28In the way of righteousness there is life, And in its pathway there is no death.

Proverbs 12:27 word by word

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

• A lazyרְמִיָּהremîyâh · slacknessH7423
• roastחָרַךְchârak · to roastH2760
• his preyצַ֫יִדtsayid · wild gameH6718
• preciousיָקָרyâqâr · preciousH3368
• possessionהוֹןhôn · substanceH1952
• of a personאָדָם'âdâm · manH120
• diligenceחָרוּץchârûts chârûts · sharpH2742

Cross-references for Proverbs 12:27

• Proverbs 13:4The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.
• Proverbs 23:2And put a knife to your throat If you are a person of great appetite.
• Proverbs 26:15A lazy one buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
• Proverbs 15:16Better is a little with the fear of the Lord Than great treasure, and turmoil with the treasure.
• Proverbs 16:8Better is a little with righteousness Than great income with injustice.
• Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous 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