Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The slothful
General references
Bible References
The slothful
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.
Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!"
Numbers 13:32
Then they presented the Israelites with a discouraging report of the land they had investigated, saying, "The land that we passed through to investigate is a land that devours its inhabitants. All the people we saw there are of great stature.
General references
Proverbs 21:25
What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!"
Ecclesiastes 11:4
He who watches the wind will not sow, and he who observes the clouds will not reap.