Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Business life » Fidelity » Industry
Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.
And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.
Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Poverty
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.
Poor is he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Indolent sleep » The love of sleep, a mark of indolence
Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.
Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,
Industry » Commended
Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.
And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.
Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.
Laziness » Not being lazy
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.
and we desire each one of you the same diligence to shew, unto the full assurance of the hope unto the end, that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.
in the love of brethren, to one another kindly affectioned: in the honour going before one another; in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.
Poverty » Who will end up in poverty
Whoso is tilling his ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanity, Is filled with poverty.
Whoso is loving mirth is a poor man, Whoso is loving wine and oil maketh no wealth.
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.
He is oppressing the poor to multiply to him, He is giving to the rich -- only to want.
Poor is he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Be not thou among quaffers of wine, Among gluttonous ones of flesh, For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down. And I see -- I -- I do set my heart, I have seen -- I have received instruction, read more.
A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down. And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!
A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down. And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!
Sleep » The love of, a mark of indolence
Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.
Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.
Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,
Virtues » Industry » Commended
Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.
And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.
Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.
physical Work » Industry in » Commended
Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.
And Jehovah God taketh the man, and causeth him to rest in the garden of Eden, to serve it, and to keep it.
Whoso is tilling the ground is satisfied with bread, And whoso is pursuing vanities is lacking heart,
in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;
Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;
Wealth from vanity becometh little, And whoso is gathering by the hand becometh great.
Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes -- be satisfied with bread.