Proverbs 6:6-11
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6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise:
7 which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
8 provideth her meat in the summer,
and gathereth her food in the harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard?
when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
10 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth,
and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs 10:4-5
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4 He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand:
but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer is a wise son:
but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Proverbs 10:26
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26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to them that send him.
Proverbs 12:11
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11 He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread:
but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
Proverbs 12:24
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24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule:
but the slothful shall be under tribute.
Proverbs 12:27
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27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting:
but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 13:4
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4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing:
but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs 14:4
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4 Where no oxen are, the crib is clean:
but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:23
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23 In all labour there is profit:
but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.
Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns:
but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Proverbs 16:26
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26 He that laboureth laboureth for himself;
for his mouth craveth it of him.
Proverbs 18:9
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9 He also that is slothful in his work
is brother to him that is a great waster.
Proverbs 19:15
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15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep;
and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:24
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24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom,
and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 20:4
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4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;
therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:13
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13 Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty;
open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 21:17
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17 He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man:
he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 The desire of the slothful killeth him;
for his hands refuse to labour.
26 He coveteth greedily all the day long:
but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Proverbs 22:29
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29 Seest thou a man diligent in his business?
he shall stand before kings;
he shall not stand before mean men.
Proverbs 24:27
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27 Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field;
and afterwards build thine house.
Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 I went by the field of the slothful,
and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31 and, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,
and nettles had covered the face thereof,
and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered it well:
I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34 so shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth;
and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbs 26:14
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14 As the door turneth upon his hinges,
so doth the slothful upon his bed.
Proverbs 27:18
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18 Whoso keepeth the fig tree shall eat the fruit thereof:
so he that waiteth on his master shall be honoured.
Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks,
and look well to thy herds.
24 For riches are not for ever:
and doth the crown endure to every generation?
25 The hay appeareth, and the tender grass sheweth itself,
and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 The lambs are for thy clothing,
and the goats are the price of the field.
27 And thou shalt have goats’ milk enough for thy food,
for the food of thy household,
and for the maintenance for thy maidens.
Proverbs 28:19
Authorized (King James) Version
19 He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread:
but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
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