Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Sluggard
General references
Bible References
Sluggard
Proverbs 10:4
He becomes poor who deals with a lazy hand. The hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness propels one into a deep sleep. An idle person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 26:13
The lazy man says: There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Therefore
Proverbs 6:10
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest.
Proverbs 19:15
Laziness propels one into a deep sleep. An idle person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 24:34
Your poverty will come like a robber and your want like an armed man.
Matthew 25:3
The foolish took no oil with their lamps.
2 Peter 1:5
Yes, for this very reason you do your part with all diligence. Supply virtue to your faith. Add knowledge to your virtue.
General references
Proverbs 6:11
Your poverty comes like a traveler. Your need comes like an armed man.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the lazy killed him for his hands refuse to work.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
By indolence the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house collapses.
Ecclesiastes 11:4
He who observes the wind will not sow and he that regards the clouds will not reap.