Revised Literal Translation
Proverbs 18:9
9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.
- New King James Version (NKJV)He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
Context of Proverbs 18:9
7A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul. 8The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly. He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. 10The name of Yhwh is a strong tower: the righteous runneth into it, and is safe. 11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city, and as an high wall in his own conceit.
Read all of Proverbs 18Proverbs 18:9 word by word
גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Proverbs 18:9
- Proverbs 10:4He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
- Proverbs 23:20Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:
- Proverbs 24:30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
- Matthew 25:26His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
- Romans 12:11Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
- Hebrews 6:12That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
- Proverbs 28:24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.
- Job 30:29I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.
- Luke 15:13And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.
- Luke 16:1And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.
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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