Proverbs 18:9
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Proverbs 18:9

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New American Standard Bible

He also who is slack in his work
Is brother to him who destroys.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

The one who is truly lazy in his work
is brother to a vandal.

International Standard Version

Whoever is lazy regarding his work is also a brother to the master of destruction.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


He who is careless in his work
Is a brother to him who destroys.

Bible in Basic English

He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

Also he being slothful in his work, he the brother of the master of destruction.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.

Modern King James verseion

Also he who is slack in his work is brother to a great destroyer.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

Whoso is slothful and slack in his labor, is the brother of him that is a waster.

NET Bible

The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

Surely he that is slothful in his work, brother, is he to a master at laying waste.

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Themes

Idleness and sloth » Akin to extravagance

Laziness » Lazy people

Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to

Prodigality » General references to

Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to

Topics

Servants, Bad

Sluggards

Business Ethics

Laziness

Slothfulness

Those Who Destroy

Working Hard And Not Being Lazy

sloth

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He also that is slothful
H7503
רפה 
Raphah 
feeble, fail, weaken, go, alone, idle, stay, slack, faint, forsake, abated, cease,
Usage: 46

in his work
H4399
מלאכה 
M@la'kah 
work, business, workmen , workmanship, goods, cattle, stuff, thing,
Usage: 167

is brother
H251
אח 
'ach 
brethren, brother, another, brotherly, kindred, like, another, other
Usage: 629

to him that is a great
H1167
בּעל 
Ba`al 
man, owner, husband, have, master, man given, adversary, archers, babbler , bird , captain, confederate ,
Usage: 85

References

Morish

Brother

Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 18:9

Verse Info

Context Readings

How To Avoid Fools And Foolishness

8 The words of a whisperer are like dainty morsels,
And they go down into the innermost parts of the body.
 9 He also who is slack in his work
Is brother to him who destroys.
 10 The name of the Lord is a strong tower;
The righteous runs into it and is safe.

Other ReadingsProverbs Of Solomon

Cross References

Proverbs 28:24

He who robs his father or his mother
And says, “It is not a transgression,”
Is the companion of a man who destroys.

Proverbs 10:4

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.

Proverbs 23:20-21

Do not be with heavy drinkers of wine,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;

Proverbs 24:30-34

I passed by the field of the sluggard
And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense,

Matthew 25:26

“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed.

Hebrews 6:12

so that you will not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

Job 30:29

“I have become a brother to jackals
And a companion of ostriches.

Luke 15:13-14

And not many days later, the younger son gathered everything together and went on a journey into a distant country, and there he squandered his estate with loose living.

Luke 16:1-2

Now He was also saying to the disciples, “There was a rich man who had a manager, and this manager was reported to him as squandering his possessions.

Romans 12:11

not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;

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