Proverbs 12:24
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24 (A)The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 The (A)desire of the lazy man kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor.
26 He covets greedily all day long,
But the righteous (B)gives and does not spare.
Proverbs 12:27
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27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
But diligence is man’s precious possession.
Proverbs 10:4
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Proverbs 22:13
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13 (A)The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be slain in the streets!”
Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 17:2
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2 A wise servant will rule over (A)a son who causes shame,
And will share an inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 13:4
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4 (A)The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
1 Kings 11:28
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28 The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon, seeing that the young man was (A)industrious, made him the officer over all the labor force of the house of Joseph.
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Genesis 49:15
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15 He saw that rest was good,
And that the land was pleasant;
He bowed (A)his shoulder to bear a burden,
And became a band of slaves.
Proverbs 22:29
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29 Do you see a man who [a]excels in his work?
He will stand before kings;
He will not stand before [b]unknown men.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 22:29 is prompt in his business
- Proverbs 22:29 obscure
1 Kings 9:21
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21 that is, their descendants (A)who were left in the land after them, (B)whom the children of Israel had not been able to destroy completely—(C)from these Solomon raised (D)forced labor, as it is to this day.
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Proverbs 26:13-16
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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 24:30-34
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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
1 Kings 12:20
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20 Now it came to pass when all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they sent for him and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all (A)Israel. There was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah (B)only.
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