Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

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

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.

Darby Translation

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

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

American

Easton

Fausets

Context Readings

Proverbs Of Solomon

18 An angry man makes men come to blows, but he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting. 19 Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway. 20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.

Cross References

Proverbs 22:5

Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.

Proverbs 22:13

The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.

Numbers 14:1-3

Then all the people gave load cries of grief, and all that night they gave themselves up to weeping.

Numbers 14:7-9

Said to all the children of Israel, This land which we went through to see is a very good land.

Psalm 5:8

Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.

Psalm 25:8-9

Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.

Psalm 25:12

If a man has the fear of the Lord, the Lord will be his teacher in the way of his pleasure.

Psalm 27:11

Make your way clear to me, O Lord, guiding me by the right way, because of my haters.

Proverbs 3:6

In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.

Proverbs 8:9

They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.

Proverbs 26:13

The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Isaiah 30:21

And at your back, when you are turning to the right hand or to the left, a voice will be sounding in your ears, saying, This is the way in which you are to go.

Isaiah 35:8

And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.

Isaiah 57:14

And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people.

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