Proverbs 12
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Proverbs 12:24-28

24The handH3027 of the diligentH2742 shall bear ruleH4910: but the slothfulH7423 shall be put to forced labourH4522.1

25HeavinessH1674 in the heartH3820 of manH376 weigheth it downH7812: but a goodH2896 wordH1697 maketh it gladH8055.

26The righteousH6662is more excellentH8446 than his neighbourH7453: but the wayH1870 of the wickedH7563 seducethH8582 them.2

27The slothfulH7423manroastethH2760 not that which he took in huntingH6718: but the substanceH1952 of a diligentH2742 manH120 is preciousH3368.

28In the wayH734 of righteousnessH6666 is lifeH2416; and in the pathwayH5410H1870 of it there is no deathH4194.

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Notes

  1. 1. Proverbs 12:24 slothful: or, deceitful ↩
  2. 2. Proverbs 12:26 excellent: or, abundant ↩

Commentaries on Proverbs 12

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