Proverbs 6:6
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The Folly of Indolence
6 (A)Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
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 6:9
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 6:9 Lit. lie down
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.
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 30:25
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25 (A)The ants are a people not strong,
Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
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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Romans 12:11
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11 not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
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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 21:25
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25 The (A)desire of the lazy man kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor.
Proverbs 19:15
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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
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!”
Job 12:7-8
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7 “But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you;
And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;
8 Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you;
And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
Proverbs 10:26
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26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy man to those who send him.
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
Matthew 6:26
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26 (A)Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
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Proverbs 15:19
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19 (A)The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 1:17
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 1:17 futility
- Proverbs 1:17 Lit. lord of the wing
Isaiah 1:3
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3 (A)The ox knows its owner
And the donkey its master’s [a]crib;
But Israel (B)does not know,
My people do not [b]consider.”
Footnotes
- Isaiah 1:3 manger or feed trough
- Isaiah 1:3 understand
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