Proverbs 22:13

The lazy person says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the street!"

Numbers 13:32-33

So they put out this false report to the Israelis about the land that they had explored: "The land that we've explored is one that devours its inhabitants. All the people whom we observed were giants.

Proverbs 15:19

The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.

Proverbs 26:13-16

The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"

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Summary

The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

Bible References

The slothful

Proverbs 15:19
The lifestyle of the lazy is like a thorny hedge, but the path taken by the upright is an open highway.
Proverbs 26:13
The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"
Numbers 13:32
So they put out this false report to the Israelis about the land that they had explored: "The land that we've explored is one that devours its inhabitants. All the people whom we observed were giants.

General references

Proverbs 21:25
What the lazy person craves will kill him, because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 26:13
The lazy person claims, "There is a lion in the road! There's a lion in the streets!"
Ecclesiastes 11:4
Whoever keeps staring at the wind won't sow; whoever daydreams won't reap.

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