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Proverbs 12:27 KJV
Proverbs · chapter 12 · verse 27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.Proverbs 12:27 · King James Version
Proverbs 12:27 in context
25Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.
26The righteous is more excellent than his neighbour: but the way of the wicked seduceth them.
27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
28In the way of righteousness is life: and in the pathway thereof there is no death.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- substancehôwnwealthH1952 →
- slothfulrᵉmîyâhremissness, treacheryH7423 →
- roastethchârakto braid or catch in anetH2760 →
- diligentchărûwtsproperly, incised or incisiveH2742 →
- huntingtsayidthe chaseH6718 →
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Here is, 1. That which may make us hate slothfulness and deceit, for the word here, as before, signifies both: The slothful deceitful man has roast meat, but that which he roasts is not what he himself took in hunting, no, it is what others took pains for, and he lives upon the fruit of their labours, like the drones…
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary