Thematic Bible: Lazy people
Thematic Bible
Laziness » Lazy people
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face of it, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. read more.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that traveleth; and thy want as an armed man.
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labor. He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. As the door turneth upon its hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. read more.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Related Topics
- Active Lifestyles
- Begging
- Boredom
- Business Ethics
- Capitalism
- Cold, Figurative Use
- Cultivation
- Destitutes
- Diligence And Laziness Contrasted
- Diligence, Results Of
- Diligence, Rewards Of
- Employees
- Excuses
- Farmers
- Farming
- Forced Labour
- Giving, Of Time
- Hard Tasks
- Harvest
- Highway