Proverbs 19:15
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Proverbs 23:21
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21 For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty,
And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Proverbs 20:13
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13 (A)Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
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10 For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.
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Proverbs 24:33
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33 (A)A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
Proverbs 6:9-10
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9 (A)How long will you [a]slumber, O sluggard?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep—
Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:9 Lit. lie down
Romans 13:11-12
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11 And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time (A)to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed. 12 The night is far spent, the day is at hand. (B)Therefore let us cast off the works of darkness, and (C)let us put on the armor of light.
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Proverbs 10:4-5
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4 (A)He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But (B)the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who gathers in (C)summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is (D)a son who causes shame.
Ephesians 5:14
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14 Therefore He says:
(A)“Awake, you who sleep,
Arise from the dead,
And Christ will give you light.”
Isaiah 56:10
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10 His watchmen are (A)blind,
They are all ignorant;
(B)They are all dumb dogs,
They cannot bark;
[a]Sleeping, lying down, loving to slumber.
Footnotes
- Isaiah 56:10 Or Dreaming
Proverbs 19:24
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24 (A)A lazy man buries his hand in the [a]bowl,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 19:24 LXX, Syr. bosom; Tg., Vg. armpit
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