Proverbs 15:19
KonteksNETBible | The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, 1 but the path of the upright is like 2 a highway. 3 |
NASB © biblegateway Pro 15:19 |
The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway. |
HCSB | A slacker's way is like a thorny hedge, but the path of the upright is a highway. |
LEB | The path of lazy people is like a thorny hedge, but the road of decent people is an open highway. |
NIV © biblegateway Pro 15:19 |
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway. |
ESV | The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway. |
NRSV © bibleoremus Pro 15:19 |
The way of the lazy is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway. |
REB | The path of the sluggard is a tangle of briars, but the road of the diligent is a highway. |
NKJV © biblegateway Pro 15:19 |
The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, But the way 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. |
[+] Bhs. Inggris
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NASB © biblegateway Pro 15:19 |
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HEBREW |
NETBible | The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, 1 but the path of the upright is like 2 a highway. 3 |
NET Notes |
1 tn Heb “like an overgrowth”; NRSV “overgrown with thorns”; cf. CEV “like walking in a thorn patch.” The point of the simile is that the path of life taken by the lazy person has many obstacles that are painful – it is like trying to break through a hedge of thorns. The LXX has “strewn with thorns.” 2 tn The comparative “like” does not appear in the Hebrew text, but is implied by the metaphor; it is supplied for the sake of clarity. 3 sn The contrast to the “thorny way” is the highway, the Hebrew word signifying a well built-up road (סָלַל, salal, “to heap up”). The upright have no reason to swerve, duck, or detour, but may expect “clear sailing.” Other passages pair these two concepts, e.g., Prov 6:10; 10:26; 28:19. |