Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
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
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.
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 15:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
18
A wrathful man stirs up strife, but he that is slow to anger appeases strife.
19
But the path of the upright is a highway.
Cross References
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse; he that keeps his soul shall be far from them.
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man says, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Numbers 14:1-3
Then all the congregation lifted up their voice and cried, and the people wept that night.
Numbers 14:7-9
and they spoke unto all the company of the sons of Israel, saying, The land which we passed through to spy out is an exceeding good land.
Psalm 5:8
Lead me, O LORD, in thy righteousness because of mine enemies; make thy way straight before my face.
Psalm 25:8-9
Cheth Good and upright is the LORD: therefore he will teach sinners in the way.
Psalm 25:12
Lamed Who is the man that fears the LORD? Him shall he teach in the way that he shall choose.
Psalm 27:11
Teach me thy way, O LORD, and lead me in a right path because of my enemies.
Proverbs 3:6
In all thy ways acknowledge him, and he shall direct thy paths.
Proverbs 8:9
They are all plain to him that understands and right to those that have found wisdom.
Proverbs 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Isaiah 30:21
Then thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it, that ye not turn to the right hand and that ye not turn to the left hand.
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 over it; and for those in it there shall be someone to go with them, in such a manner that the foolish shall not err therein.
Isaiah 57:14
And shall say, Clear away, clear away, level the way, take away the stumblingblocks out of the way of my people.