Proverbs 19:15
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15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep,
and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:24
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24 A slothful man hides his hand in his bowl,
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 because of the cold;
therefore he will beg during harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:13
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13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 21:17
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17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man;
he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 The desire of the slothful kills him,
for his hands refuse to labor.
26 He covets greedily all the day long,
but the righteous gives and does not spare.
Proverbs 22:29
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Saying Six
29 Do you see a man diligent in his business?
He will stand before kings;
he will not stand before obscure men.
Proverbs 24:27
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27 Prepare your work outside,
and make it fit for yourself in the field;
and afterwards build your 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 it was all grown over with thorns,
and nettles covered its surface,
and the stone wall was broken down.
32 Then I saw, and considered it;
I looked on it and received instruction:
33 Yet a little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep,
34 so your poverty will come like a stalker,
and your need as an armed man.
Proverbs 26:14
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14 As the door turns upon his hinges,
so does the slothful upon his bed.
Proverbs 27:18
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18 Whoever keeps the fig tree will eat its fruit;
so he who waits on his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Be diligent to know the state of your flocks,
and look well to your herds;
24 for riches are not forever,
nor does the crown endure to every generation.
25 The hay appears, and the tender grass shows itself,
and herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 The lambs are for your clothing,
and the goats are the price of the field.
27 You will have goats’ milk enough
for your food, for the food of your household,
and for the maintenance of your maidens.
Proverbs 28:19
Modern English Version
19 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
but he who follows after vain things will have poverty enough.
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