New English Translation
Proverbs 12:27
27The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.
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 him down, but an encouraging word brings him joy. 26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray. The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent. 28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.
Read all of Proverbs 12Proverbs 12:27 word by word
לֹא־יַחֲרֹ֣ךְ רְמִיָּ֣ה צֵיד֑וֹ וְהוֹן־אָדָ֖ם יָקָ֣ר חָרֽוּץ׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 12:27
- Proverbs 13:4The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.
- Proverbs 23:2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a large appetite.
- Proverbs 26:15The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
- Proverbs 15:16Better is little with the fear of the Lord than great wealth and turmoil with it.
- Proverbs 16:8Better to have a little with righteousness than to have abundant income without justice.
- Psalms 37:16The little bit that a godly man owns is better than the wealth of many evil men,
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
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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
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