Ecclesiastes 10:18
Through laziness the rafters [of state affairs] decay and the roof sags, and through idleness [the roof of] the house leaks.
Proverbs 14:1
But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles].
Proverbs 20:4
The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the lazy kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor;
Proverbs 23:21
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;
Hebrews 6:11
And we desire for each one of you to show the same diligence [all the way through] so as to realize and enjoy the full assurance of hope until the end,
2 Peter 1:5-10
For this very reason, applying your diligence [to the divine promises, make every effort] in [exercising] your faith to,
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The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the negligent and lazy will be put to forced labor.
But the foolish one [who lacks spiritual insight] tears it down with her own hands [by ignoring godly principles].
The lazy man does not plow when the winter [planting] season arrives;
So he begs at the [next] harvest and has nothing [to reap].
The desire of the lazy kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor;
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding and common sense;