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


In Context

24 The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.

25 Sorrow in the heart of a man boweth down, And a good word maketh him glad.

26 The righteous searcheth his companion, And the way of the wicked causeth them to err.

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

28 In the path of righteousness is life, And in the way of that path is no death!

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 New International Version of the Holy Bible

12:27The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.

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 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.