Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Desires » Who desires
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall 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 the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Hunger » Who shall hunger
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
They sacrificed unto demons, which were no God, To gods that they knew not, To new gods that came up of late, Which your fathers dreaded not. Of the Rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, And hast forgotten God that gave thee birth. And Jehovah saw it , and abhorred them , Because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters. read more.
And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: For they are a very perverse generation, Children in whom is no faithfulness. They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest Sheol, And devoureth the earth with its increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains. I will heap evils upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them: They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat And bitter destruction; And the teeth of beasts will I send upon them, With the poison of crawling things of the dust.
And he said, I will hide my face from them, I will see what their end shall be: For they are a very perverse generation, Children in whom is no faithfulness. They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; They have provoked me to anger with their vanities: And I will move them to jealousy with those that are not a people; I will provoke them to anger with a foolish nation. For a fire is kindled in mine anger, And burneth unto the lowest Sheol, And devoureth the earth with its increase, And setteth on fire the foundations of the mountains. I will heap evils upon them; I will spend mine arrows upon them: They shall be wasted with hunger, and devoured with burning heat And bitter destruction; And the teeth of beasts will I send upon them, With the poison of crawling things of the dust.
But ye that forsake Jehovah, that forget my holy mountain, that prepare a table for Fortune, and that fill up mingled wine unto Destiny; I will destine you to the sword, and ye shall all bow down to the slaughter; because when I called, ye did not answer; when I spake, ye did not hear; but ye did that which was evil in mine eyes, and chose that wherein I delighted not. Therefore thus saith the Lord Jehovah, Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall be hungry; behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall be thirsty; behold, my servants shall rejoice, but ye shall be put to shame;
But woe unto you that are rich! for ye have received your consolation. Woe unto you, ye that are full now! for ye shall hunger. Woe unto you , ye that laugh now! for ye shall mourn and weep.
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Hunger
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
Indolent sleep » The love of sleep, a mark of indolence
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:
Laziness » Lazy people
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall 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 the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, 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 a robber, 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 a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
He becometh poor that worketh 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 sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor. There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets. As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed. The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth 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.
Laziness » What laziness does
Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.
Sleep » The love of, a mark of indolence
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: