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Proverbs 18:9

World English Bible

One who is slack in his work
is brother to him who is a master of destruction.

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Proverbs 18:9 in other translations

He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

Proverbs 18:9 · American Standard Version

Proverbs 18:9 in context

  1. 7A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
    and his lips are a snare to his soul.
  2. 8The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels:
    they go down into a person’s innermost parts.
  3. 9One who is slack in his work
    is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
  4. 10Yahweh’s name is a strong tower:
    the righteous run to him, and are safe.
  5. 11The rich man’s wealth is his strong city,
    like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.