Proverbs 22:13
The lazy one says, There is a lion outside; I shall be killed in the streets.
Numbers 13:32-33
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched to the sons of Israel, saying, The land through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eats up those who live in it. And all the people whom we saw in it were men of stature.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Proverbs 26:13-16
The lazy one says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
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The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The slothful
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The slothful
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.
Proverbs 26:13
The lazy one says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Numbers 13:32
And they brought up an evil report of the land which they had searched to the sons of Israel, saying, The land through which we have gone to search it, is a land that eats up those who live in it. And all the people whom we saw in it were men of stature.
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Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.
Proverbs 26:13
The lazy one says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
Ecclesiastes 11:4
He who watches the wind shall not sow; and he who pays attention to the clouds shall not reap.