Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will bear rule. The lazy will be under forced labor.
Proverbs 10:4
He becomes poor who deals with a lazy hand. The hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 12:27
The lazy man does not cook what he took in hunting. The substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbs 13:4
The lazy man desires and has nothing. The diligent man will be made rich.
Proverbs 21:25-26
The desire of the lazy killed him for his hands refuse to work.
Genesis 49:15
When he sees that his resting place is good and that the land is pleasant, he will bend his back to the burden and will become a slave laborer.
1 Kings 9:21
Their descendants continue to be slaves down to the present time.
1 Kings 11:28
Jeroboam was a capable and responsible man. Solomon saw that he was a good worker and made him overseer of all the work given to the sons of Joseph.
1 Kings 12:20
When all Israel heard that Jeroboam had come back, they requested a meeting of the people. At that meeting they made him king over Israel. There was none who followed the house of David except the tribe of Judah.
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant will rule over a son who causes shame and share the inheritance among the brothers.
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness propels one into a deep sleep. An idle person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 22:13
The lazy man says: There is a lion outside. I will be killed in the streets.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man diligent in his business? He will stand before kings. He will not stand before unknown men.
Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man lacking understanding.
Proverbs 26:13-16
The lazy man says: There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.