Proverbs 15:19

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 22:5 : 5 Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The sluggard has said,“There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”
  • Prov 26:13 : 13 The sluggard has said,“There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”
  • Isa 30:21 : 21 You will hear a word spoken behind you, saying,“This is the correct way, walk in it,” whether you are heading to the right or the left.
  • Isa 35:8 : 8 A thoroughfare will be there– it will be called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel on it; it is reserved for those authorized to use it– fools will not stray into it.
  • Isa 57:14 : 14 He says,“Build it! Build it! Clear a way! Remove all the obstacles out of the way of my people!”
  • Num 14:1-3 : 1 The Israelites Respond in Unbelief Then all the community raised a loud cry, and the people wept that night. 2 And all the Israelites murmured against Moses and Aaron, and the whole congregation said to them,“If only we had died in the land of Egypt, or if only we had perished in this wilderness! 3 Why has the LORD brought us into this land only to be killed by the sword, that our wives and our children should become plunder? Wouldn’t it be better for us to return to Egypt?”
  • Num 14:7-9 : 7 They said to the whole community of the Israelites,“The land we passed through to investigate is an exceedingly good land. 8 If the LORD delights in us, then he will bring us into this land and give it to us– a land that is flowing with milk and honey. 9 Only do not rebel against the LORD, and do not fear the people of the land, for they are bread for us. Their protection has turned aside from them, but the LORD is with us. Do not fear them!”
  • Ps 5:8 : 8 LORD, lead me in your righteousness because of those who wait to ambush me, remove the obstacles in the way in which you are guiding me!
  • Ps 25:8-9 : 8 The LORD is both kind and fair; that is why he teaches sinners the right way to live. 9 May he show the humble what is right! May he teach the humble his way!
  • Ps 25:12 : 12 The LORD shows his faithful followers the way they should live.
  • Ps 27:11 : 11 Teach me how you want me to live, LORD; lead me along a level path because of those who wait to ambush me!
  • Prov 8:9 : 9 All of them are clear to the discerning and upright to those who find knowledge.
  • Prov 3:6 : 6 Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will make your paths straight.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:15
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    15Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    79%

    13The sluggard has said,“There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”

    14Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

    15The sluggard has plunged his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense.

  • Prov 12:26-28
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    26The righteous person is cautious in his friendship, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.

    27The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

    28In the path of righteousness there is life, but another path leads to death.

  • Prov 22:5
    78%

    5Thorns and snares are in the path of the perverse, but the one who guards himself keeps far from them.

  • Prov 24:30
    77%

    30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks sense.

  • Prov 21:25
    77%

    25What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands have refused to work.

  • Prov 18:9
    77%

    9The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

  • Prov 15:20-21
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    76%

    20A wise child brings joy to his father, but a foolish person despises his mother.

    21Folly is a joy to one who lacks sense, but one who has understanding follows an upright course.

  • Prov 22:13
    76%

    13The sluggard has said,“There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”

  • Prov 19:24
    75%

    24The sluggard has plunged his hand into the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

  • Prov 19:2-3
    2 verses
    75%

    2It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

    3A person’s folly subverts his way, and his heart rages against the LORD.

  • Prov 13:4
    74%

    4The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

  • Prov 10:26
    74%

    26Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

  • Prov 4:19
    74%

    19The way of the wicked is like gloomy darkness; they do not know what they stumble over.

  • Prov 15:18
    74%

    18A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

  • Prov 12:24
    74%

    24The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will be put to forced labor.

  • Eccl 10:18
    74%

    18Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

  • Prov 2:20
    74%

    20So you will walk in the way of good people, and will keep on the paths of the righteous.

  • Prov 13:15
    73%

    15Keen insight wins favor, but the conduct of the treacherous ends in destruction.

  • Prov 20:4
    73%

    4The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he asks for grain but has nothing.

  • Prov 10:16-17
    2 verses
    73%

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

    17The one who heeds instruction is on the way to life, but the one who rejects rebuke goes astray.

  • Prov 12:15
    73%

    15The way of a fool is right in his own opinion, but the one who listens to advice is wise.

  • Prov 10:9
    73%

    9The one who conducts himself in integrity will live securely, but the one who behaves perversely will be found out.

  • Prov 21:29
    73%

    29A wicked person has put on a bold face, but as for the upright, he establishes his ways.

  • Prov 1:15
    73%

    15My child, do not go down their way, withhold yourself from their path;

  • Prov 16:17
    72%

    17The highway of the upright is to turn away from evil; the one who guards his way safeguards his life.

  • Prov 15:24
    72%

    24The path of life is upward for the wise person, to keep him from going downward to Sheol.

  • Prov 27:12
    72%

    12A shrewd person saw danger–he hid himself; the naive passed right on by– they had to pay for it.

  • Prov 14:12
    72%

    12There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

  • Prov 10:29
    72%

    29The way of the LORD is like a stronghold for the upright, but it is destruction to evildoers.

  • Prov 21:5
    72%

    5The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

  • Prov 13:6
    72%

    6Righteousness guards the one who lives with integrity, but wickedness overthrows the sinner.

  • Prov 6:6
    72%

    6Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

  • Prov 16:25
    72%

    25There is a way that seems right to a person, but its end is the way that leads to death.

  • Prov 4:15
    72%

    15Avoid it, do not go on it; turn away from it, and go on.

  • Prov 6:9
    72%

    9How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

  • Prov 21:8
    72%

    8The way of the guilty person is devious, but as for the pure, his way is upright.

  • Job 12:5
    71%

    5For calamity, there is derision(according to the ideas of the fortunate)– a fate for those whose feet slip!

  • Prov 14:15
    71%

    15A naive person will believe anything, but the shrewd person discerns his steps.

  • Prov 10:4
    71%

    4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

  • Job 22:15
    71%

    15Will you keep to the old path that evil men have walked–

  • Prov 26:9
    71%

    9Like a thorn has gone up into the hand of a drunkard, so a proverb has gone up into the mouth of a fool.