Proverbs 18:9

In 11 translations

BSB

Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

KJV

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

WEB

One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

ASV

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

LSV

He also that is remiss in his work, || He [is] a brother to a destroyer.

YLT

He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he [is] to a destroyer.

DBY

He also who is indolent in his work is brother of the destroyer.

DRC

He that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works.

GNV

He also that is slouthfull in his worke, is euen the brother of him that is a great waster.

JPS

Even one that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer.

LXXE

A man who helps not himself by his labour is brother of him that ruins himself.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Hebrew has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Original-language editions

WLC

גַּ֭ם מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ אָ֥ח ה֝֗וּא לְבַ֣עַל מַשְׁחִֽית׃

LXX-Br

Ὁ μὴ ἰώμενος αὐτὸν ἐν τοῖς ἔργοις αὐτοῦ, ἀδελφός ἐστι τοῦ λυμαινομένου ἑαυτόν.

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Cross-references most cited first

• Proverbs 10:4Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
• Hebrews 6:12Then you will not be sluggish, but will imitate those who through faith and patience inherit what has been promised.
• Proverbs 24:30–34I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down. I observed and took it to heart; I…
• Romans 12:11Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord.
• Proverbs 23:20–21Do not join those who drink too much wine or gorge themselves on meat. For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
• Proverbs 28:24He who robs his father or mother, saying, “It is not wrong,” is a companion to the man who destroys.
• Matthew 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.
• Luke 16:1–2Jesus also said to His disciples, “There was a rich man whose manager was accused of wasting his possessions. So he called him in to ask, ‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in an account of your management, for you…
• Luke 15:13–14After a few days, the younger son got everything together and journeyed to a distant country, where he squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent all he had, a severe famine swept through that country,…
• Job 30:29I have become a brother of jackals, a companion of ostriches.

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