Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Bible References

Sluggard

Proverbs 10:4
Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.
Proverbs 26:13
The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road—
a lion in the public square!”

Therefore

Proverbs 6:10
A little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the arms to rest,
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness induces deep sleep,
and a lazy person will go hungry.
Proverbs 24:34
and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.
Matthew 25:3
When the foolish took their lamps, they didn’t take olive oil with them.
2 Peter 1:5
For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,

General references

Proverbs 6:11
and your poverty will come like a robber,
your need, like a bandit.
Proverbs 21:25
A slacker’s craving will kill him
because his hands refuse to work.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
Because of laziness the roof caves in,
and because of negligent hands the house leaks.
Ecclesiastes 11:4
One who watches the wind will not sow,
and the one who looks at the clouds will not reap.

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