Proverbs 10:26
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26 Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
so are the lazy to their employers.(A)
Hebrews 6:12
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12 so that you may not become sluggish but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.(A)
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Matthew 25:26
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26 But his master replied, ‘You wicked and lazy slave! You knew, did you, that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I did not scatter?
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Proverbs 26:6
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6 It is like cutting off one’s foot and drinking down violence,
to send a message by a fool.
Proverbs 25:20
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20 Like vinegar on a wound[a]
is one who sings songs to a heavy heart.
Like a moth in clothing or a worm in wood,
sorrow gnaws at the human heart.[b]
Proverbs 25:13
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13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
are faithful messengers to those who send them;
they refresh the spirit of their masters.(A)
Romans 12:11
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11 Do not lag in zeal; be ardent in spirit; serve the Lord.
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Isaiah 65:5
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5 who say, “Keep to yourself;
do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
These are a smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that burns all day long.(A)
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