Proverbs 12:27
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
BSB
ASV
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.
KJV
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting,.... Because he takes none. The slothful man takes no pains to get anything for a livelihood, by hunting or otherwise; and though he loves to live well, and eat roast meat, yet what he roasts is not what he has got himself, but what another has laboured for. It is observed (o) that fowlers burn the wings of birds taken by them, that they may not fly away; to which the allusion may be.
The word rendered “roasteth” occurs nowhere else; but the interpretation of the King James Version is widely adopted. Others render the first clause thus: “The slothful man will not secure (keep in his net) what he takes in hunting,” i. e., will let whatever he gains slip from his hands through want of effort and attention.
(Compare Pr 12:24). took in hunting--or, "his venison." He does not improve his advantages. the substance . . . precious--or, "the wealth of a man of honor is being diligent," or "diligence." precious--literally, "honor" (Ec 10:1).
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Proverbs 15:16Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
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Better a little with righteousness than great gain with injustice.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Of course, godliness with contentment is great gain.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
He who loves money is never satisfied by money, and he who loves wealth is never satisfied by income. This too is futile.
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Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
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The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
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Psalms 37:16Better is the little of the righteous than the abundance of many who are wicked.
leads to
Better a little with the fear of the LORD than great treasure with turmoil.
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Proverbs 23:2and put a knife to your throat if you possess a great appetite.
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Their end is destruction, their god is their belly, and their glory is in their shame. Their minds are set on earthly things.