Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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Bible References
Desireth
Proverbs 10:4
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches.
Proverbs 12:11
He who works his land will have plenty of food, but he who follows worthless things lacks {sense}.
Proverbs 26:13
A lazy person says "A lion [is] in the road! A lion among the streets!"
Numbers 23:10
Who can count the dust of Jacob, or [as] a number the fourth part of Israel? Let my life die the death of an upright person, and let my end be like his!"
Made
Proverbs 11:25
A person of blessing will be enriched, and he who gives water also will be refreshed.
Proverbs 28:25
The {greedy person} will stir up strife, but he who trusts in Yahweh will be enriched.
Psalm 92:14
They will still prosper in old age. They will be fat and luxuriant,
Isaiah 58:11
And Yahweh will lead you continually, and satisfy your soul in a barren land, and he will strengthen your bones, and you shall be like a well-watered garden, and like a spring of water whose water does not fail.
General references
Proverbs 6:11
like a {robber} shall your poverty come, and what you lack like an armed man.
Proverbs 21:25
The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.