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
I cannot
Bible References
Said
Luke 18:4
For a while the judge refused. But later, he told himself, "I don't fear God or respect people,
Esther 6:6
After Haman came in, the king asked him, "What should be done for the man whom the king desires to honor?"
What
Luke 12:17
So he began to think to himself, "What should I do, since I have no place to store my crops?'
Isaiah 10:3
What will you do on the day of Judgment, in the calamity that will come from far away? To whom will you run for help, and where will you leave your wealth,
Jeremiah 5:31
The prophets prophesy falsely, the priests rule by their own authority, and my people love it this way. But what will you do in the end?"
Hosea 9:5
"What will you do on the designated holiday, when the LORD's festival comes?
Acts 9:6
The voice said, "I'm Jesus, whom you are persecuting. Now get up, go into the city, and you will be told what you are to do."
I cannot
Proverbs 13:4
The lazy person craves, yet receives nothing, but the desires of the diligent are satisfied.
Proverbs 15:19
The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.
Proverbs 18:9
Whoever is lazy regarding his work is also a brother to the master of destruction.
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness puts one to sleep, and an idle person will go hungry.
Proverbs 21:25
What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field belonging to a lazy man, by a vineyard belonging to a senseless person.
Proverbs 26:13
The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"
Proverbs 27:23
Keep well informed of the condition of your flocks and pay attention to your herds,
Proverbs 29:21
If you pamper a servant from his childhood, later on he'll become ungrateful.
2 Thessalonians 3:11
We hear that some of you are living in idleness. You are not busy working you are busy interfering in other people's lives!
To beg
Luke 16:20
A beggar named Lazarus, who was covered with sores, was brought to his gate.
Proverbs 20:4
A lazy person doesn't plow in the proper season; he looks for a harvest, but there is nothing.
Mark 10:46
Then they came to Jericho. As Jesus, his disciples, and a large crowd were leaving Jericho, a blind beggar named Bartimaeus (that is, the son of Timaeus) was sitting by the road.
John 9:8
Then the neighbors and those who had previously seen him as a beggar said, "This is the man who used to sit and beg, isn't it?"
Acts 3:2
Now a man who had been crippled from birth was being carried in. Every day people would lay him at what was called the Beautiful Gate so that he could beg from those who were going into the Temple.