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Proverbs 12:27

King James Version (KJV)

“In our prayers we talk to God, in our Bible study God talks to us, and we had better let God do most of the talking.”
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Scripture focus

The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

Proverbs 12:27 — KJV

Commentary

Commentary on Proverbs 12:27

Theological / Devotional

The slothful man. Whether the lazy man fails to take the beast he is hunting or whether he is too slothful to cook it when caught, is not clear. Nor is it certain whether the second clause means that diligence, or the result of diligence, or even the diligent person himself, is a treasure. The verse will bear all these meanings, and all are true.

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