Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Idleness and sloth » Akin to extravagance
He is lazy in his work. His brother destroys.
Laziness » Lazy people
The lazy man will not plow because of the cold. He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
The lazy man desires and has nothing. The diligent man will be made rich.
Laziness propels one into a deep sleep. An idle person will suffer hunger.
The hand of the diligent will bear rule. The lazy will be under forced labor.
The lazy man says: There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets.
The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns. But the way of the righteous is a wide path.
He is lazy in his work. His brother destroys.
I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding. It was all grown over with thorns and nettles, and the wall of stone was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well. I looked on it, and received instruction: read more.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. Your poverty will come like a robber and your want like an armed man.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. Your poverty will come like a robber and your want like an armed man.
He becomes poor who deals with a lazy hand. The hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a wise son. He who sleeps at the harvest is a son who causes shame.
The desire of the lazy killed him for his hands refuse to work. He coveted greedily all the daylong, but the righteous gives and does not spare.
The lazy man says: There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy man on his bed. The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom. It wearies him to lift it to his mouth. read more.
The lazy man is wiser in his own conceit than seven men who can answer with good sense.
The lazy man is wiser in his own conceit than seven men who can answer with good sense.
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to
You drink wine in bowls, and anoint yourselves with the finest oils. But you are not grieved because of the affliction of Joseph.
In a short time the younger son sold his share of the property. He left home with the money and traveled to a far away country where he wasted his money in reckless living.
This son of yours wasted all your property on prostitutes. When he comes home you kill the prize calf for him!
He is lazy in his work. His brother destroys.
The wise have wealth and luxury but a fool spends all he gets.
Prodigality » General references to
You drink wine in bowls, and anoint yourselves with the finest oils. But you are not grieved because of the affliction of Joseph.
In a short time the younger son sold his share of the property. He left home with the money and traveled to a far away country where he wasted his money in reckless living.
This son of yours wasted all your property on prostitutes. When he comes home you kill the prize calf for him!
He is lazy in his work. His brother destroys.
The wise have wealth and luxury but a fool spends all he gets.
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to
You drink wine in bowls, and anoint yourselves with the finest oils. But you are not grieved because of the affliction of Joseph.
In a short time the younger son sold his share of the property. He left home with the money and traveled to a far away country where he wasted his money in reckless living.
This son of yours wasted all your property on prostitutes. When he comes home you kill the prize calf for him!
He is lazy in his work. His brother destroys.
The wise have wealth and luxury but a fool spends all he gets.