Verse Comparison: Proverbs 15:19
American Standard Version
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
Amplified® Bible
The way of the sluggard is overgrown with thorns [it pricks, lacerates, and entangles him], but the way of the righteous is plain {and} raised like a highway.
Contemporary English Version
Being lazy is like walking in a thorn patch, but everyone who does right walks on a smooth road.
Darby English Version
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.
Good News Bible
If you are lazy, you will meet difficulty everywhere, but if you are honest, you will have no trouble.
King James Version
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
New American Standard Bible
The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway.
New International Version
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a highway.
New King James Version
The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.
N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
The way of the lazy resembles a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright resembles a highway.
Revised Standard Version
The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
Young's Literal Translation
The way of the slothful `is' as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.