Luke 19:20
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20 Then the other came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your pound. I wrapped it up in a piece of cloth,
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Matthew 25:24
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24 Then the one who had received the one talent also came forward, saying, ‘Master, I knew that you were a harsh man, reaping where you did not sow and gathering where you did not scatter,(A)
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Proverbs 26:13-16
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13 The lazy person says, “There is a lion in the road!
There is a lion in the streets!”(A)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a lazy person in bed.
15 The lazy person buries a hand in the dish
and is too tired to bring it back to the mouth.(B)
16 The lazy person is wiser in self-esteem
than seven who can answer discreetly.
James 4:17
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17 Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do and fails to do it commits sin.(A)
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Luke 19:13
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13 He summoned ten of his slaves and gave them ten pounds and said to them, ‘Do business with these until I come back.’
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Luke 6:46
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The Two Foundations
46 “Why do you call me ‘Lord, Lord,’ and do not do what I tell you?(A)
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Luke 3:9
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9 Even now the ax is lying at the root of the trees; therefore every tree that does not bear good fruit will be cut down and thrown into the fire.”(A)
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