Watchtower ONLINE LIBRARY
Watchtower
ONLINE LIBRARY
English
  • BIBLE
  • PUBLICATIONS
  • MEETINGS
  • Proverbs 12:27
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 27 The lazy do not chase after the prey,+

      But diligence is a man’s precious treasure.

  • Proverbs 12:27
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 27 Slackness will not start up one’s game animals,+ but the diligent one is a man’s* precious wealth.

  • Proverbs 12:27
    The Bible in Living English
    • 27* Slackness does not broil his game;

      but energy treats a man’s goods as worth caring for.

  • Proverbs 12:27
    American Standard Version
    • 27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men is to the diligent.

  • Proverbs 12:27
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 27 Indolence roasteth not his own game, But the substance of a man is precious when he is diligent.

  • Proverbs 12:27
    King James Version
    • 27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

  • Proverbs
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 12:27 w03 3/15 30

  • Proverbs
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 12:27

      The Watchtower,

      3/15/2003, p. 30

English Publications (1950-2025)
Log Out
Log In
  • English
  • Share
  • Preferences
  • Copyright © 2025 Watch Tower Bible and Tract Society of Pennsylvania
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy Policy
  • Privacy Settings
  • JW.ORG
  • Log In
Share