Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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 hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
Proverbs 14:1
The {wisest of women} builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.
Proverbs 20:4
The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there [will be] nothing.
Proverbs 21:25
The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor, and [with] rags, drowsiness will clothe them
Proverbs 24:30
I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense};
Hebrews 6:11
And we desire each one of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the full assurance of [your] hope until the end,
2 Peter 1:5
and [for] this same [reason], and [by] applying all diligence, supply with your faith excellence of character, and with excellence of character, knowledge,