Matthew Henry · Verse 19
Those who have no heart to their work, pretend that they cannot do their work without hardship and danger. And thus many live always in doubt about their state, because always in neglect of some duty.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
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WEBBE
The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
BSB
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
KJV
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
ASV
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
BBE
Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.
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