Parallel Verses
Lexham Expanded Bible
The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway.
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.
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 man who is hot-tempered will stir up strife, but he who is slow [to] {anger}, he will calm contention. 19 The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway. 20 A child of wisdom will make a father glad, but a {foolish person}, he despises his mother.
Cross References
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns [and] snares [are] in the way of the perverse; he who guards himself will keep away from them.
Proverbs 22:13
A lazy person says "A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!"
Numbers 14:1-3
Then all the community {lifted up their voices}, and the people wept during that night.
Numbers 14:7-9
And they said to all the community of the {Israelites}, "The land that we went through to explore [is] an {exceptionally good land}.
Psalm 5:8
O Yahweh, lead me in your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight before me your way.
Psalm 25:8-9
Good and right [is] Yahweh; therefore he instructs sinners in the way.
Psalm 25:12
Who [is] the man fearing Yahweh? He will instruct him in [the] way he should choose.
Psalm 27:11
Teach me, O Yahweh, your way, and lead me on a level path because of my enemies.
Proverbs 3:6
In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will straighten your paths.
Proverbs 8:9
All of them are straight to him who understands, and upright to those who find knowledge.
Proverbs 26:13
A lazy person says "A lion [is] in the road! A lion among the streets!"
Isaiah 30:21
And your ears shall hear a word from behind you, saying, "this [is] the way; walk in it," when you go to your right and when you go to your left.
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 travel through it, but it [is] for them, he who walks [on the] way; and fools shall not wander about.
Isaiah 57:14
And one shall say, "Build up, build up! Clear [the] way! Remove [the] obstacles from the way of my people!"