Posts Tagged ‘diligence’
Proverbs 13:4 Life’s secret sauce
A sluggard’s appetite is never filled, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied. Proverbs 13:4 NIV Or New American Standard translates it, “The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing.” Appetite and need Appetite refers to the desire for food or drink and also the need to satisfy both cravings of the…
Read MoreProverbs 12:27 Finishing what I started
A lazy man does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a man is diligence. Proverbs 12:27 NASB Or A lazy man (Indolence, slothful man, also translated deceit or treachery) does not roast (or catch) his own (or any) game, but the substance of a man is precious when he is diligent. The…
Read MoreProverbs 12:14 Words and deeds and fruitfulness
A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his words, and the deeds of a man’s hands will return to him. Proverbs 12:14 NASB This Proverb is the perfect follow up and contrast to the previous two (verses 12-13). What we say and our healthy attitude toward work result in both deep…
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