Proverbs 18:9

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

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WEBBE

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

BSB

Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.

KJV

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

ASV

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

BBE

He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.

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Matthew Henry · Verse 9

Omissions of duty, and in duty, are fatal to the soul, as well as commissions of sin.

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