Proverbs 18:9
One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
In context
6 The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. 7 The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives. 8 The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.
9 One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys. 10 The name of the Lord is a fortified tower; the righteous run to it and are safe. 11 The wealth of the rich is their fortified city; they imagine it a wall too high to scale. 12 Before a downfall the heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
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- KJV King James Version
— Proverbs 18:9 in the KJV
He also that is slothful in his work Is brother to him that is a great waster.
- ESV English Standard Version
— Proverbs 18:9 in the ESV
Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.