Proverbs 12:24
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
Proverbs 10:4
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man doesn't roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
Proverbs 21:25-26
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
Genesis 49:15
He saw a resting place, that it was good, the land, that it was pleasant. He bows his shoulder to the burden, and becomes a servant doing forced labor.
1 Kings 9:21
their children who were left after them in the land, whom the children of Israel were not able utterly to destroy, of them Solomon raised a levy of bondservants to this day.
1 Kings 11:28
The man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valor; and Solomon saw the young man that he was industrious, and he put him in charge of all the labor of the house of Joseph.
1 Kings 12:20
It happened, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was returned, that they sent and called him to the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none who followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
Proverbs 17:2
A servant who deals wisely will rule over a son who causes shame, and shall have a part in the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets."
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won't serve obscure men.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs 26:13-16
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road. A fierce lion roams the streets."