Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys. New Living Translation A lazy person is as bad as someone who destroys things. English Standard Version Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys. Berean Standard Bible Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys. King James Bible He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. New King James Version He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer. New American Standard Bible He also who is lax in his work Is a brother to him who destroys. NASB 1995 He also who is slack in his work Is brother to him who destroys. NASB 1977 He also who is slack in his work Is brother to him who destroys. Legacy Standard Bible He also who is slack in his work Is brother to him who destroys. Amplified Bible He who is careless in his work Is a brother to him who destroys. Christian Standard Bible The one who is lazy in his work is brother to a vandal. Holman Christian Standard Bible The one who is truly lazy in his work is brother to a vandal. American Standard Version He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer. Contemporary English Version Being lazy is no different from being a troublemaker. English Revised Version He also that is slack in his work is brother to him that is a destroyer. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whoever is lazy in his work is related to a vandal. Good News Translation A lazy person is as bad as someone who is destructive. International Standard Version Whoever is lazy regarding his work is also a brother to the master of destruction. Majority Standard Bible Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys. 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. Webster's Bible Translation 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. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionHe also that is remiss in his work, "" He [is] a brother to a destroyer. Young's Literal Translation He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he is to a destroyer. Smith's Literal Translation Also he being slothful in his work, he the brother of the master of destruction. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleHe that is loose and slack in his work, is the brother of him that wasteth his own works. Catholic Public Domain Version Whoever is dissolute and slack in his work is the brother of him who wastes his own works. New American Bible Those slack in their work are kin to the destroyer. New Revised Standard Version One who is slack in work is close kin to a vandal. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleHe also that is slothful in his work is brother to him who is a destroyer. Peshitta Holy Bible Translated And he whose hands are slack in his work is brother of the man who is a destroyer. OT Translations JPS Tanakh 1917Even one that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer. Brenton Septuagint Translation A man who helps not himself by his labour is brother of him that ruins himself. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Selfishness of the Unfriendly…8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being. 9Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys. 10The name of the LORD is a strong tower; the righteous run to it and are safe.… Cross References Ecclesiastes 10:18 Through laziness the roof caves in, and in the hands of the idle, the house leaks. Matthew 25:26-30 ‘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. / Then you should have deposited my money with the bankers, and on my return I would have received it back with interest. / Therefore take the talent from him and give it to the one who has ten talents. ... Proverbs 24:30-34 I 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 looked and received instruction: ... 2 Thessalonians 3:10-12 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.” / For we hear that some of you are leading undisciplined lives, accomplishing nothing, but being busybodies. / We command and urge such people by our Lord Jesus Christ to begin working quietly to earn their own living. Proverbs 6:6-11 Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise. / Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler, / it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest. ... Colossians 3:23-24 Whatever you do, work at it with your whole being, as for the Lord and not for men, / because you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as your reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving. Proverbs 10:4 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. 1 Timothy 5:8 If anyone does not provide for his own, and especially his own household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever. Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor. James 4:17 Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin. Proverbs 13:4 The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied. Ephesians 4:28 He who has been stealing must steal no longer, but must work, doing good with his own hands, that he may have something to share with the one in need. Proverbs 19:15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger. Romans 12:11 Do not let your zeal subside; keep your spiritual fervor, serving the Lord. Proverbs 21:25 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work. Treasury of Scripture He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. that is slothful Proverbs 10:4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Proverbs 23:20,21 Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh: … Proverbs 24:30-34 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; … is brother Proverbs 28:24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer. Job 30:29 I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls. Luke 15:13,14 And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living… Jump to Previous Destroyer Destroys Destruction Great Indolent Makes Master Mind Remiss Slack Slothful Waster WorkJump to Next Destroyer Destroys Destruction Great Indolent Makes Master Mind Remiss Slack Slothful Waster WorkProverbs 18 1. A fool delights not in understandingWhoever is slothful The Hebrew word for "slothful" is "רָפָה" (raphah), which conveys a sense of slackness, laziness, or lack of diligence. In the ancient Near Eastern context, work was not only a means of survival but also a reflection of one's character and faithfulness to God. The slothful person, therefore, is not merely lazy but is failing to fulfill their God-given responsibilities. This lack of diligence is seen as a moral failing, as it goes against the biblical principle of working heartily as unto the Lord (Colossians 3:23). in his work is brother to him who destroys Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Whoeverגַּ֭ם (gam) Conjunction Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and is slothful מִתְרַפֶּ֣ה (miṯ·rap·peh) Verb - Hitpael - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 7503: Sink, relax in his work בִמְלַאכְתּ֑וֹ (ḇim·laḵ·tōw) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4399: Deputyship, ministry, employment, work, property is brother אָ֥ח (’āḥ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 251: A brother, ) to him לְבַ֣עַל (lə·ḇa·‘al) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1167: A master, a husband, owner who destroys. מַשְׁחִֽית׃ (maš·ḥîṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 7843: Perhaps to go to ruin Links Proverbs 18:9 NIVProverbs 18:9 NLT Proverbs 18:9 ESV Proverbs 18:9 NASB Proverbs 18:9 KJV Proverbs 18:9 BibleApps.com Proverbs 18:9 Biblia Paralela Proverbs 18:9 Chinese Bible Proverbs 18:9 French Bible Proverbs 18:9 Catholic Bible OT Poetry: Proverbs 18:9 One who is slack in his work (Prov. 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