Ecclesiastes 10:18

Through slothfulness the roof deteriorates, and a house leaks because of idleness.

Proverbs 14:1

Every wise woman builds up her household, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.

Proverbs 20:4

A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.

Proverbs 12:24

The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 21:25

What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 23:21

because drunks and gluttons tend to become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

Proverbs 24:30-34

I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.

Hebrews 6:11

But we want each of you to continue to be diligent to the very end, in order to give full assurance to your hope.

2 Peter 1:5-10

For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge,

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Summary

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

Bible References

General references

Proverbs 12:24
The diligent will take control, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 14:1
Every wise woman builds up her household, but the foolish one tears it down with her own hands.
Proverbs 20:4
A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.
Proverbs 21:25
What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 23:21
because drunks and gluttons tend to become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.
Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.
Hebrews 6:11
But we want each of you to continue to be diligent to the very end, in order to give full assurance to your hope.
2 Peter 1:5
For this very reason, you must make every effort to supplement your faith with moral character, your moral character with knowledge,

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