Proverbs 12:27

Hebrew
ESV
Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
NIV
The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.
NLT
Lazy people don't even cook the game they catch, but the diligent make use of everything they find.
LXX
οὐκ ἐπιτεύξεται δόλιος θήρας κτῆμα δὲplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigδέ

greek

δέ is a conjunction that can mean “but” or “and” or “also” or “moreover”. It is a word that is used very frequently in the New Testament, and is often unexpressed and not translated in English.
τίμιον ἀνὴρ καθαρός
KJV
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Proverbs 12:26 ← Proverbs 12:27 → Proverbs 12:28

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