There are six things the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to him: (NIV)
These six things the Lord hates, indeed, seven are an abomination to Him: (AMP)
These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: (KJV)
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise! (NIV)
Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise!--[Job 12:7.] (AMP)
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: (KJV)
It has no commander, no overseer or ruler (NIV)
Which, having no chief, overseer, or ruler (AMP)
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, (KJV)
Yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. (NIV)
Provides her food in the summer and gathers her supplies in the harvest. (AMP)
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. (KJV)
How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? (NIV)
How long will you sleep, O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? [Prov. 24:33, 34.] (AMP)
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? (KJV)
And poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. (NIV)
So will your poverty come like a robber or one who travels [with slowly but surely approaching steps] and your want like an armed man [making you helpless]. [Prov. 10:4; 13:4; 20:4.] (AMP)
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. (KJV)
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest – (NIV)
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down and sleep-- (AMP)
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: (KJV)
Who wink maliciously with their eyes, signal with their feet and motion with their fingers (NIV)
He winks with his eyes, he speaks by shuffling or tapping with his feet, he makes signs [to mislead and deceive] and teaches with his fingers. (AMP)
He winketh with his eyes, he speaketh with his feet, he teacheth with his fingers; (KJV)
A false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up dissension in the community. (NIV)
A false witness who breathes out lies [even under oath], and he who sows discord among his brethren. (AMP)
A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren. (KJV)
Troublemakers and villains, who go about with corrupt mouths, (NIV)
A worthless person, a wicked man, is he who goes about with a perverse (contrary, wayward) mouth. (AMP)
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth. (KJV)
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