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Proverbs 20:13
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Proverbs 20:13
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13 If you love sleep, you will end in poverty.
Keep your eyes open, and there will be plenty to eat!
Proverbs 20:13
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Proverbs 20:13
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13 Do not love sleep or you will grow poor;(A)
stay awake and you will have food to spare.
Romans 12:11
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Romans 12:11
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11 Never be lazy, but work hard and serve the Lord enthusiastically.[a]
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- 12:11 Or but serve the Lord with a zealous spirit; or but let the Spirit excite you as you serve the Lord.
Romans 12:11
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Romans 12:11
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11 Never be lacking in zeal, but keep your spiritual fervor,(A) serving the Lord.
Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
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15 Lazy people sleep soundly,
but idleness leaves them hungry.
Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
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15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(A)
Proverbs 12:11
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Proverbs 12:11
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11 A hard worker has plenty of food,
but a person who chases fantasies has no sense.
Proverbs 12:11
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Proverbs 12:11
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11 Those who work their land will have abundant food,
but those who chase fantasies have no sense.(A)
Proverbs 10:4
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Proverbs 10:4
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4 Lazy people are soon poor;
hard workers get rich.
Proverbs 10:4
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Proverbs 10:4
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Proverbs 13:4
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 Lazy people want much but get little,
but those who work hard will prosper.
Proverbs 13:4
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Proverbs 13:4
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4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Proverbs 6:9-11
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Proverbs 6:9-11
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9 But you, lazybones, how long will you sleep?
When will you wake up?
10 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
11 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
Proverbs 6:9-11
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Proverbs 6:9-11
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2 Thessalonians 3:10
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2 Thessalonians 3:10
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10 Even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “Those unwilling to work will not get to eat.”
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2 Thessalonians 3:10
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2 Thessalonians 3:10
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10 For even when we were with you,(A) we gave you this rule: “The one who is unwilling to work(B) shall not eat.”
Romans 13:11
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Romans 13:11
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11 This is all the more urgent, for you know how late it is; time is running out. Wake up, for our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
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Romans 13:11
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Romans 13:11
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The Day Is Near
11 And do this, understanding the present time: The hour has already come(A) for you to wake up from your slumber,(B) because our salvation is nearer now than when we first believed.
Ephesians 5:14
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Ephesians 5:14
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14 for the light makes everything visible. This is why it is said,
“Awake, O sleeper,
rise up from the dead,
and Christ will give you light.”
Ephesians 5:14
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Ephesians 5:14
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14 This is why it is said:
Jonah 1:6
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Jonah 1:6
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6 So the captain went down after him. “How can you sleep at a time like this?” he shouted. “Get up and pray to your god! Maybe he will pay attention to us and spare our lives.”
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Jonah 1:6
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Jonah 1:6
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6 The captain went to him and said, “How can you sleep? Get up and call(A) on your god! Maybe he will take notice of us so that we will not perish.”(B)
Proverbs 24:30-34
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Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 I walked by the field of a lazy person,
the vineyard of one with no common sense.
31 I saw that it was overgrown with nettles.
It was covered with weeds,
and its walls were broken down.
32 Then, as I looked and thought about it,
I learned this lesson:
33 A little extra sleep, a little more slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest—
34 then poverty will pounce on you like a bandit;
scarcity will attack you like an armed robber.
Proverbs 24:30-34
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Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 I went past the field of a sluggard,(A)
past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;
31 thorns had come up everywhere,
the ground was covered with weeds,
and the stone wall was in ruins.
32 I applied my heart to what I observed
and learned a lesson from what I saw:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest(B)—
34 and poverty will come on you like a thief
and scarcity like an armed man.(C)
1 Corinthians 15:34
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1 Corinthians 15:34
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34 Think carefully about what is right, and stop sinning. For to your shame I say that some of you don’t know God at all.
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1 Corinthians 15:34
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1 Corinthians 15:34
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34 Come back to your senses as you ought, and stop sinning; for there are some who are ignorant of God(A)—I say this to your shame.(B)
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