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 10:4
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Hebrews 6:12
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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
Proverbs 23:20-21
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20 (A)Do not mix with winebibbers,
Or with gluttonous eaters of meat;
21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
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.
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- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. one who walks about
- Proverbs 24:34 Lit. a man with a shield
Romans 12:11
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11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
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Matthew 25:26
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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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Proverbs 28:24
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24 Whoever robs his father or his mother,
And says, “It is no transgression,”
The same (A)is companion to a destroyer.
Luke 16:1-2
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The Parable of the Unjust Steward
16 He also said to His disciples: “There was a certain rich man who had a steward, and an accusation was brought to him that this man was [a]wasting his goods. 2 So he called him and said to him, ‘What is this I hear about you? Give an (A)account of your stewardship, for you can no longer be steward.’
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- Luke 16:1 squandering
Luke 15:13-14
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13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together, journeyed to a far country, and there wasted his possessions with [a]prodigal living. 14 But when he had spent all, there arose a severe famine in that land, and he began to be in want.
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- Luke 15:13 wasteful
Job 30:29
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29 (A)I am a brother of jackals,
And a companion of ostriches.
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