Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
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.
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Word Count of 20 Translations in Proverbs 15:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Proverbs Of Solomon
18 A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife. 19 The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up. 20 A wise son rejoiceth a father. And a foolish man is despising his mother.
Cross References
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns -- snares are in the way of the perverse, Whoso is keeping his soul is far from them.
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful hath said, 'A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
Numbers 14:1-3
And all the company lifteth up and give forth their voice, and the people weep during that night;
Numbers 14:7-9
and they speak unto all the company of the sons of Israel, saying, 'The land into which we have passed over to spy it, is a very very good land;
Psalm 5:8
O Jehovah, lead me in Thy righteousness, Because of those observing me, Make straight before me Thy way,
Psalm 25:8-9
Good and upright is Jehovah, Therefore He directeth sinners in the way.
Psalm 25:12
Who is this -- the man fearing Jehovah? He directeth him in the way He doth choose.
Psalm 27:11
Shew me, O Jehovah, Thy way, And lead me in a path of uprightness, For the sake of my beholders.
Proverbs 3:6
In all thy ways know thou Him, And He doth make straight thy paths.
Proverbs 8:9
All of them are plain to the intelligent, And upright to those finding knowledge.
Proverbs 26:13
The slothful hath said, 'A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.'
Isaiah 30:21
And thine ear heareth a word behind thee, Saying, 'This is the way, go ye in it,' When ye turn to the right, And when ye turn to the left.
Isaiah 35:8
And a highway hath been there, and a way, And the 'way of holiness' is called to it, Not pass over it doth the unclean, And He Himself is by them, Whoso is going in the way -- even fools err not.
Isaiah 57:14
And he hath said, 'Raise up, raise up, prepare a way, Lift a stumbling-block out of the way of My people.'