Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

Bible References

Fool

Proverbs 6:10
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down:
Proverbs 12:27
The slothful one shall not ensnare his hunting: and the substance of the active man is precious.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the slothful one desiring, and nothing: and the soul of the active shall be made fat
Proverbs 20:4
The slothful one reproaching will not work: he shall ask in harvest, and nothing.
Proverbs 24:33
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down:

Eateth

Proverbs 11:17
The man of mercy benefited his soul: and the cruel troubled his flesh.
Isaiah 9:20
And he shall cut upon the right hand, and hungering; and he shall eat upon the left, and they were not satisfied: they shall eat a man the flesh of his arm.