Proverbs 6:6-11
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6 Go to the ant, O sluggard;
consider her ways, and be wise.
7 Without having any chief,
officer or ruler,
8 she prepares her food in summer,
and gathers her sustenance in harvest.
9 How long will you lie there, O sluggard?
When will you arise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
11 and poverty will come upon you like a vagabond,
and want like an armed man.
Proverbs 10:4-5
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4 A slack hand causes poverty,
but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 A son who gathers in summer is prudent,
but a son who sleeps in harvest brings shame.
Proverbs 10:26
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26 Like vinegar to the teeth, and smoke to the eyes,
so is the sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 12:11
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11 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows worthless pursuits has no sense.
Proverbs 12:24
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24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:27
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:27 Cn Compare Gk Syr: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
- Proverbs 12:27 Cn: The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain
Proverbs 13:4
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4 The soul of the sluggard craves, and gets nothing,
while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
Proverbs 14:4
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4 Where there are no oxen, there is no[a] grain;
but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 14:4 Cn: Heb a manger of
Proverbs 14:23
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23 In all toil there is profit,
but mere talk tends only to want.
Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of a sluggard is overgrown with thorns,
but the path of the upright is a level highway.
Proverbs 16:26
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26 A worker’s appetite works for him;
his mouth urges him on.
Proverbs 18:9
Revised Standard Version
9 He who is slack in his work
is a brother to him who destroys.
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