Proverbs 15:19

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“The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.”

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BSBPD

“The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

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

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

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

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“The way of the slothful <FI>is<Fi> as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Proverbs 15:19 — 16 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. Numbers 14:1Then the whole congregation lifted up their voices and cried out, and that night the people wept.
  2. Numbers 14:7and said to the whole congregation of Israel, “The land we passed through and explored is an exceedingly good land.
  3. Psalms 5:8Lead me, O LORD, in Your righteousness because of my enemies; make straight Your way before me.
  4. Psalms 25:8Good and upright is the LORD; therefore He shows sinners the way.
  5. Psalms 25:12Who is the man who fears the LORD? He will instruct him in the path chosen for him.
  6. Psalms 27:11Teach me Your way, O LORD, and lead me on a level path, because of my oppressors.
  7. Proverbs 3:6in all your ways acknowledge Him, and He will make your paths straight.
  8. Proverbs 6:6Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.
  9. Proverbs 8:9They are all plain to the discerning, and upright to those who find knowledge.
  10. Proverbs 11:5The righteousness of the blameless directs their path, but the wicked fall by their own wickedness.
  11. Proverbs 22:5Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
  12. Proverbs 22:13The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”
  13. Proverbs 26:13The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”
  14. Isaiah 30:21And whether you turn to the right or to the left, your ears will hear this command behind you: “This is the way. Walk in it.”
  15. Isaiah 35:8And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it— only those who walk in the Way— and fools will not stray onto it.
  16. Isaiah 57:14And it will be said, “Build it up, build it up, prepare the way, take every obstacle out of the way of My people.”

Cross-reference data: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (public domain) via OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0).

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