Tree of Life Version
Proverbs 18:9
9One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
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 ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul. 8The words of a gossip are tasty morsels, going down into one’s innermost being. One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys. 10The Name of Adonai is a strong tower. The righteous one runs into it and is set safely up high. 11A rich person’s wealth is a strong city or like a high wall—in his imagination.
Read all of Proverbs 18Proverbs 18:9 word by word
גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
Cross-references for Proverbs 18:9
- Proverbs 10:4Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
- Proverbs 23:20Do not join those drinking too much wine or gorging on meat,
- Proverbs 24:30I passed by the field of the slacker, by the vineyard of one lacking judgment.
- Matthew 25:26“But his master responded, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow and gather where I scattered no seed?
- Romans 12:11Do not be lagging in zeal; be fervent in spirit. Keep serving the Lord,
- Hebrews 6:12so you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those inheriting the promises through trust and perseverance.
- Proverbs 28:24Whoever robs his father or his mother, and says, “It’s not a crime,” is a partner to him who destroys.
- Job 30:29I have become a brother to jackals, and a companion to ostriches.
- Luke 15:13“Not many days later, the younger son gathered everything and traveled to a far country, and there he squandered his inheritance on wild living.
- Luke 16:1Now Yeshua was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a household manager, and this manager was accused of squandering his belongings.
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
Topics related to Proverbs 18:9
In the dictionaries
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
Tree of Life Version — © 2015 The Messianic Jewish Family Bible Society
Commentaries