27The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.


In Context

24 Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.

25 An anxious heart weighs a man down, but a kind word cheers him up.

26 A righteous man is cautious in friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

27 The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.

28 In the way of righteousness there is life; along that path is immortality.

Proverbs 12:27 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:27The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

12:27The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

12:27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27The slothful roasteth not what he took in hunting; but man's precious substance is to the diligent.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

12:27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

12:27The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

12:27The slothful man roasts not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.