Proverbs 6:6-11
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6 ¶ Go to [a]the pismire, O sluggard: behold her ways, and be wise.
7 For she having no guide, governor, nor ruler,
8 Prepareth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in harvest.
9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of the sleep?
10 (A)Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, [b]a little folding of the hands to sleep.
11 Therefore thy poverty cometh as one that [c]traveleth by the way, and thy necessity like [d]an armed man.
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- Proverbs 6:6 If the word of God cannot instruct thee, yet learn at the little pismire to labor for thyself and not to burden others.
- Proverbs 6:10 He expresseth lively the nature of the sluggards, which though they sleep never so long, yet have never enough, but ever seek occasions thereunto.
- Proverbs 6:11 That is, suddenly, and when thou lookest not for it.
- Proverbs 6:11 It shall come in such sort, as thou are not able to resist it.
Proverbs 10:4-5
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4 A [a]slothful hand maketh poor: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
5 He that gathereth in summer, is the son of wisdom: but he that sleepeth in harvest, is the son of confusion.
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- Proverbs 10:4 Or, deceitful.
Proverbs 10:26
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26 As vinegar is to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the slothful to them that [a]send him.
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- Proverbs 10:26 He is but a trouble and grief to him about any business.
Proverbs 12:11
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11 (A)He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth the idle, is destitute of [a]understanding.
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- Proverbs 12:11 Or, defense.
Proverbs 12:24
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24 (A)The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the idle shall be under tribute.
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Proverbs 12:27
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27 The deceitful man roasteth not that he [a]took in hunting: but the riches of the diligent man are precious.
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- Proverbs 12:27 Although he get much by unlawful means, yet will he not spend it upon himself.
Proverbs 13:4
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4 The sluggard [a]lusteth, but his soul hath nought: but the soul of the diligent shall have plenty.
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- Proverbs 13:4 He ever desireth, but taketh no pains to get anything.
Proverbs 14:4
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4 Where none [a]oxen are, there the crib is empty: but much increase cometh by the strength of the ox.
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- Proverbs 14:4 By the ox is meant labor, and by the crib the barn: meaning, without labor there is no profit.
Proverbs 14:23
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23 In all labor there is abundance: but the talk of the lips bringeth only want.
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Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of a slothful man is as an hedge of [a]thorns: but the way of the righteous is plain.
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- Proverbs 15:19 That is, he ever findeth some let or stay, and dare not go forward.
Proverbs 16:26
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26 The person that travaileth, travaileth for himself: for his mouth [a]craveth it of him.
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- Proverbs 16:26 Hebrew, boweth upon him.
Proverbs 18:9
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9 He also that is slothful in his work, is even the brother of him that is a great waster.
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Proverbs 19:15
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15 Slothfulness causeth to fall asleep, and a deceitful person shall be affamished.
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Proverbs 19:24
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24 (A)The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not put it to his mouth again.
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Proverbs 20:4
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4 The slothful will not plow, because of winter: therefore shall he beg in summer, but have nothing.
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Proverbs 20:13
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13 Love not sleep, lest thou come unto poverty: open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
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Proverbs 21:17
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17 He that loveth pastime, shall be a poor man; and he that loveth wine and oil, shall not be rich.
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Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 The desire of the slothful [a]slayeth him; for his hands refuse to work.
26 He coveteth evermore greedily: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
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- Proverbs 21:25 He thinketh to live by wishing and desiring all things, but will take no pain to get ought.
Proverbs 22:29
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29 Thou seest that a diligent man in his business standeth before Kings, and standeth not before the base sort.
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Proverbs 24:27
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27 Prepare thy work without, and make ready thy things in the field, [a]and after, build thine house.
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- Proverbs 24:27 Be sure of the means how to compass it, before thou take any enterprise in hand.
Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 I passed by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man destitute 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 beheld, and I considered it well: I looked upon it, and received [a]instruction.
33 Yet a little sleep, [b]a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep.
34 So thy poverty cometh as one that traveleth by the way, and thy necessity like an armed man.
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- Proverbs 24:32 That I might learn by another man’s fault.
- Proverbs 24:33 Read Prov. 6:10.
Proverbs 26:14
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14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful man upon his bed.
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Proverbs 27:18
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18 He that keepeth the fig tree, shall eat the fruit thereof: so he that waiteth upon his master, shall come to honor.
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Proverbs 27:23-27
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23 Be diligent to know the state of thy flock, and take heed to the herds.
24 For riches remain not always, nor the crown from generation to generation.
25 The hay discovereth itself, and the grass appeareth, and the herbs of the mountains are gathered.
26 The [a]lambs are for thy clothing, and the goats are the price of the field.
27 And let the milk of the goats be sufficient for thy food, for the food of thy family, and for the sustenance of thy maids.
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- Proverbs 27:26 This declareth the great goodness of God towards man, and the diligence that he requireth of him for the preservation of his gifts.
Proverbs 28:19
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19 (A)He that tilleth his land, shall be satisfied with bread, but he that followeth the idle, shall be filled with poverty.
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