Proverbs 21:25
23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
24 Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
26 All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.
27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!
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Sammenlign
- ÅB
- Den lates attrå dreper ham, fordi hans hender nekter å arbeide.
- OTB
- Den late persons ønske vil bli hans fall, for hans hender nekter å arbeide.
- B1930
- Den lates attrå dreper ham, fordi hans hender nekter å arbeide.
- BSB
- The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
- KJV
- The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
- WEB
- The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
- ASV
- The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
- DARBY
- The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:
- BLB
- The desire of the lazy one brings him death, for his hands refuse to work.
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Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Les i sammenhengMatthew 25:26
‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 19:24
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 26:16
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 15:19
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 12:27
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
Les i sammenhengProverbs 24:30–34
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.
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