Proverbs 6:6
New King James Version
The Folly of Indolence
6 (A)Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
Proverbs 6:6
New International Version
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard;(A)
consider its ways and be wise!
Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 20:4
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Proverbs 18:9
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9 He who is slothful in his work
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
Proverbs 18:9
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9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to one who destroys.(A)
Proverbs 6:9
New King James Version
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:9 Lit. lie down
Proverbs 6:9
New International Version
9 How long will you lie there, you sluggard?(A)
When will you get up from your sleep?
Proverbs 13:4
New King James Version
4 (A)The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
Proverbs 13:4
New International Version
4 A sluggard’s appetite is never filled,(A)
but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Hebrews 6:12
New King James Version
12 that you do not become [a]sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience (A)inherit the promises.
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- Hebrews 6:12 lazy
Hebrews 6:12
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12 We do not want you to become lazy, but to imitate(A) those who through faith and patience(B) inherit what has been promised.(C)
Proverbs 30:25
New King James Version
25 (A)The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
Proverbs 30:25
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25 Ants are creatures of little strength,
yet they store up their food in the summer;(A)
Matthew 25:26
New King James Version
26 “But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You (A)wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
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Matthew 25:26
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26 “His master replied, ‘You wicked, lazy servant! So you knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed?
Romans 12:11
New King James Version
11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
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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 26:13-16
New King James Version
13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road!
A fierce lion is in the [a]streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy man on his bed.
15 The (A)lazy man buries his hand in the [b]bowl;
It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 26:13 Or plazas, squares
- Proverbs 26:15 LXX, Syr. bosom; Tg., Vg. armpit
Proverbs 26:13-16
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13 A sluggard says,(A) “There’s a lion in the road,
a fierce lion roaming the streets!”(B)
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so a sluggard turns on his bed.(C)
15 A sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.(D)
16 A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes
than seven people who answer discreetly.
Proverbs 21:25
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25 The (A)desire of the lazy man kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor.
Proverbs 21:25
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25 The craving of a sluggard will be the death of him,(A)
because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 19:15
New International Version
15 Laziness brings on deep sleep,
and the shiftless go hungry.(A)
Proverbs 24:30-34
New King James Version
30 I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
31 And there it was, (A)all overgrown with thorns;
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.
32 When I saw it, I considered it well;
I looked on it and received instruction:
33 (B)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
34 (C)So shall your poverty come like [a]a prowler,
And your need like [b]an armed man.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. one who walks about
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. a man with a shield
Proverbs 24:30-34
New International Version
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)
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