Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Difficulties of the undertaking
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets."
Idleness and sloth » False excuses for
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets."
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 desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets."
The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction: read more.
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep; so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep; so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and do not withhold.
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road. A fierce lion roams the streets." As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. read more.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
Lions » Fierceness of
I will meet them like a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the covering of their heart. There I will devour them like a lioness. The wild animal will tear them.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoever is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? And who will appoint me a time? And who is the shepherd who will stand before me?
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets."
Behold, the enemy shall come up like a lion from the pride of the Jordan against the strong habitation: for I will suddenly make them run away from it; and whoever is chosen, him will I appoint over it: for who is like me? And who will appoint me a time? And who is the shepherd who can stand before me?"
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
The proud animals have not trodden it, nor has the fierce lion passed by there.
lest they tear apart my soul like a lion, ripping it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
The young lions have roared at him, and yelled. They have made his land waste. His cities are burned up, without inhabitant.
Lions » Illustrative » Of imaginary fears of the slothful
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets."
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road. A fierce lion roams the streets."