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Luke 16:3
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Luke 16:3

Luke 16:3

“Then the manager said to himself, ‘What should I do, since my master is taking the management away from me? I’m not strong enough to dig; I’m ashamed to beg.

Esther 6:6

Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king wants to honor?”

Haman thought to himself, “Who is it the king would want to honor more than me?”

Proverbs 13:4

The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 15:19

A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 18:9

The one who is truly lazy in his work
is brother to a vandal.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.

Proverbs 20:4

The slacker does not plow during planting season;
at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.

Proverbs 21:25-26

A slacker’s craving will kill him
because his hands refuse to work.

Proverbs 24:30-34

I went by the field of a slacker
and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.

Proverbs 26:13-16

The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road—
a lion in the public square!”

Proverbs 27:23-27

Know well the condition of your flock,
and pay attention to your herds,

Proverbs 29:21

A slave pampered from his youth
will become arrogant later on.

Isaiah 10:3

What will you do on the day of punishment
when devastation comes from far away?
Who will you run to for help?
Where will you leave your wealth?

Jeremiah 5:31

The prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?

Hosea 9:5

What will you do on a festival day,
on the day of the Lord’s feast?

Mark 10:46

They came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.

Luke 12:17

He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?

Luke 16:20

But a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, was left at his gate.

Luke 16:22

One day the poor man died and was carried away by the angels to Abraham’s side. The rich man also died and was buried.

Luke 18:4

“For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect man,

John 9:8

His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the man who sat begging?”

Acts 3:2

And a man who was lame from birth was carried there and placed every day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so he could beg from those entering the temple complex.

Acts 9:6

“But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

2 Thessalonians 3:11

For we hear that there are some among you who walk irresponsibly, not working at all, but interfering with the work of others.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.

Said

What

I cannot

To beg

Bible References

Said

Luke 18:4
“For a while he was unwilling, but later he said to himself, ‘Even though I don’t fear God or respect man,
Esther 6:6
Haman entered, and the king asked him, “What should be done for the man the king wants to honor?”

Haman thought to himself, “Who is it the king would want to honor more than me?”

What

Luke 12:17
He thought to himself, ‘What should I do, since I don’t have anywhere to store my crops?
Isaiah 10:3
What will you do on the day of punishment
when devastation comes from far away?
Who will you run to for help?
Where will you leave your wealth?
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely,
and the priests rule by their own authority.
My people love it like this.
But what will you do at the end of it?
Hosea 9:5
What will you do on a festival day,
on the day of the Lord’s feast?
Acts 9:6
“But get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”

I cannot

Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied.
Proverbs 15:19
A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge,
but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 18:9
The one who is truly lazy in his work
is brother to a vandal.
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.
Proverbs 21:25
A slacker’s craving will kill him
because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of a slacker
and by the vineyard of a man lacking sense.
Proverbs 26:13
The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road—
a lion in the public square!”
Proverbs 27:23
Know well the condition of your flock,
and pay attention to your herds,
Proverbs 29:21
A slave pampered from his youth
will become arrogant later on.
2 Thessalonians 3:11
For we hear that there are some among you who walk irresponsibly, not working at all, but interfering with the work of others.

To beg

Luke 16:20
But a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, was left at his gate.
Proverbs 20:4
The slacker does not plow during planting season;
at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.
Mark 10:46
They came to Jericho. And as He was leaving Jericho with His disciples and a large crowd, Bartimaeus (the son of Timaeus), a blind beggar, was sitting by the road.
John 9:8
His neighbors and those who formerly had seen him as a beggar said, “Isn’t this the man who sat begging?”
Acts 3:2
And a man who was lame from birth was carried there and placed every day at the temple gate called Beautiful, so he could beg from those entering the temple complex.

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