Proverbs 6:6-11
[6] Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: [7] Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, [8] Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. [9] How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? [10] Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: [11] So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man. |
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Ecclesiastes 10:18
By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. |
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Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. |
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Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat. |
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Ezekiel 16:49
Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy. |
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Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him. |
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Proverbs 19:24
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again. |
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: read more |
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Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; |
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Proverbs 26:15
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. |
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2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat. |
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1 Timothy 5:8
But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel. |
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Jeremiah 48:10
Cursed be he that doeth the work of the LORD deceitfully, and cursed be he that keepeth back his sword from blood. |
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Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain. |
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Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious. |
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Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. |
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Proverbs 20:13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. |
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Proverbs 26:13-16
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason. |
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2 Thessalonians 3:11-12
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies. Now them that are such we command and exhort by our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness they work, and eat their own bread. |