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Proverbs 13:4
The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
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Proverbs 20:4
The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
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Matthew 25:26
“ But his Lord answered and said to him,‘ You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.
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Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy man to those who send him.
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Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, Yet they prepare their food in the summer;
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Proverbs 18:9
He who is slothful in his work Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
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Proverbs 6:9
How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?
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Hebrews 6:12
that you do not become sluggish, but imitate those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Romans 12:11
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
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Proverbs 26:13-16
The lazy man says,“ There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!”As a door turns on its hinges, So does the lazy man on his bed.The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl; It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down.When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.
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Job 12:7-8
“ But now ask the beasts, and they will teach you; And the birds of the air, and they will tell you;Or speak to the earth, and it will teach you; And the fish of the sea will explain to you.
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Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.
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Proverbs 22:13
The lazy man says,“ There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!”
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Proverbs 19:24
A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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Proverbs 19:15
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.
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Proverbs 15:19
The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the upright is a highway.
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Proverbs 1:17
Surely, in vain the net is spread In the sight of any bird;
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Matthew 6:26
Look at the birds of the air, for they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they?
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Isaiah 1:3
The ox knows its owner And the donkey its master’s crib; But Israel does not know, My people do not consider.”
