Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Way of the slothful
The way of the righteous
Made plain
General references
Bible References
Way of the slothful
Proverbs 22:5
Thorns and snares are in the way of the perverse: he that keepeth his soul holdeth himself far from them.
Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!
Numbers 14:1
And the whole assembly lifted up their voice, and cried; and the people wept that night.
The way of the righteous
Proverbs 3:6
in all thy ways acknowledge him, and he will make plain thy paths.
Proverbs 8:9
They are all plain to him that understandeth, and right to them that find knowledge.
Psalm 5:8
Lead me, Jehovah, in thy righteousness, because of my foes; make thy way plain before me.
Psalm 25:8
Good and upright is Jehovah; therefore will he instruct sinners in the way:
Psalm 27:11
Teach me thy way, Jehovah, and lead me in an even path, because of mine enemies.
Isaiah 30:21
And when ye turn to the right hand or when ye turn to the left, thine ears shall hear a word behind thee, saying, This is the way, walk ye in it.
Isaiah 35:8
And a highway shall be there and a way, and it shall be called, The way of holiness: the unclean shall not pass through it; but it shall be for these. Those that go this way even fools, shall not err therein.
Made plain
Isaiah 57:14
And it shall be said, Cast up, cast up, prepare the way, take up the stumbling-blocks out of the way of my people.
General references
Proverbs 19:24
A sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, and will not even bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work:
Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets!