World English Bible
Proverbs 18:9
“One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.”
Verse in context — Proverbs 18
7
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8
The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person's innermost parts.
9
One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
10
The name of Yahweh is a strong tower: the righteous run to him, and are safe.
11
The rich man's wealth is his strong city, like an unscalable wall in his own imagination.