Proverbs 6:6-11
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6 Go to the ant, you sluggard.
Consider her ways, and be wise;
7 which having no chief, overseer, or ruler,
8 provides her bread in the summer,
and gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long will you sleep, sluggard?
When will you arise out of your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to sleep:
11 so your poverty will come as a robber,
and your scarcity as an armed man.
Proverbs 10:4
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4 He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand,
but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Proverbs 10:5
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5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son,
but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes 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 those who send him.
Proverbs 12:11
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11 He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread,
but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
Proverbs 12:24
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24 The hands of the diligent ones shall rule,
but laziness ends in slave labor.
Proverbs 12:27
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27 The slothful man doesn’t roast his game,
but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
Proverbs 13:4
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4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing,
but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Proverbs 13:11
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11 Wealth gained dishonestly dwindles away,
but he who gathers by hand makes it grow.
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 15:19
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19 The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch,
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 16:26
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26 The appetite of the laboring man labors for him;
for his mouth urges him on.
Proverbs 17:2
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2 A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame,
and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 18:9
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9 One who is slack in his work
is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
Proverbs 19:15
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15 Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep.
The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:24
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24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
he 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 winter;
therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:13
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13 Don’t love sleep, lest you come to poverty.
Open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 21:5
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5 The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit;
and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Proverbs 21:17
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17 He who loves pleasure will be a poor man.
He who loves wine and oil won’t be rich.
Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 The desire of the sluggard kills him,
for his hands refuse to labor.
26 There are those who covet greedily all day long;
but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
Proverbs 22:13
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13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside!
I will be killed in the streets!”
Proverbs 22:29
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29 Do you see a man skilled in his work?
He will serve kings.
He won’t serve obscure men.
Proverbs 24:10
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10 If you falter in the time of trouble,
your strength is small.
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