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 nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.
Proverbs 26:13
The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Numbers 14:1
Then all the people gave load cries of grief, and all that night they gave themselves up to weeping.
The way of the righteous
Proverbs 3:6
In all your ways give ear to him, and he will make straight your footsteps.
Proverbs 8:9
They are all true to him whose mind is awake, and straightforward to those who get knowledge.
Psalm 5:8
Be my guide, O Lord, in the ways of your righteousness, because of those who are against me; make your way straight before my face.
Psalm 25:8
Good and upright is the Lord: so he will be the teacher of sinners in the way.
Psalm 27:11
Make your way clear to me, O Lord, guiding me by the right way, because of my haters.
Isaiah 30:21
And at your back, when you are turning to the right hand or to the left, a voice will be sounding in your ears, saying, This is the way in which you are to go.
Isaiah 35:8
And a highway will be there; its name will be, The Holy Way; the unclean and the sinner may not go over it, and those who go on it will not be turned out of the way by the foolish.
Made plain
Isaiah 57:14
And I will say, Make it high, make it high, get ready the way, take the stones out of the way of my people.
General references
Proverbs 19:24
The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
Proverbs 26:13
The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.