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.
Hebrews 6:12
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12 so that you may not be sluggish, but (A)imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Matthew 25:26
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26 But his master answered him, ‘You (A)wicked and (B)slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
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Proverbs 26:6
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6 Whoever sends a message by the hand of a fool
cuts off his own feet and (A)drinks violence.
Proverbs 25:20
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20 Whoever (A)sings songs to a heavy heart
is like one who takes off a garment on a cold day,
and like vinegar on soda.
Proverbs 25:13
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13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest
is (A)a faithful messenger to those who send him;
he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Romans 12:11
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11 Do not be slothful in zeal, (A)be fervent in spirit,[a] (B)serve the Lord.
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- Romans 12:11 Or fervent in the Spirit
Isaiah 65:5
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5 who say, “Keep to yourself,
do not come near me, for I am too holy for you.”
(A)These are a smoke in my nostrils,
a fire that burns all the day.
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