Parallel Verses

Darby Translation

The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.

New American Standard Bible

The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.

King James Version

The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Holman Bible

A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.

International Standard Version

The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

Amplified


The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him],
But the way [of life] of the upright is smooth and open like a highway.

Bible in Basic English

Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.

Julia Smith Translation

The way of the slothful as the cutting of the thorn: and the path of the upright was raised up.

King James 2000

The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made a highway.

Lexham Expanded Bible

The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway.

Modern King James verseion

The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

The way of the slothful is full of thorns; but the street of the righteous is well cleansed.

NET Bible

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

New Heart English Bible

The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

The Emphasized Bible

The way of the sluggard, is like a thorn hedge, but, the path of the upright, is a raised road.

Webster

The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

World English Bible

The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.

Youngs Literal Translation

The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
דּרך 
Derek 
Usage: 704

of the slothful
עצל 
`atsel 
Usage: 14

man is as an hedge
משׂכה משׂוּכהo 
M@suwkah 
Usage: 2

of thorns
חדק 
Chedeq 
Usage: 2

but the way
ארח 
'orach 
Usage: 59

References

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Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

18 A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. 19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain. 20 A wise son maketh a glad father; but a foolish man despiseth his mother.

Cross References

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!

Numbers 14:1-3

And the whole assembly lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.

Numbers 14:7-9

And they spoke to the whole assembly of the children of Israel, saying, The land, which we passed through to search it out, is a very, very good land.

Psalm 5:8

Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.

Psalm 25:8-9

Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way:

Psalm 25:12

What man is he that feareth Jehovah? him will he instruct in the way that he should choose.

Psalm 27:11

Teach me thy way, Jehovah, and lead me in an even path, because of mine enemies.

Proverbs 3:6

in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.

Proverbs 8:9

They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.

Proverbs 26:13

The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!

Isaiah 30:21

And when ye turn to the right hand or when ye turn to the left, thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it.

Isaiah 35:8

And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.

Isaiah 57:14

And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people.

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