Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
General references
Bible References
It
Genesis 3:17
And unto Adam he said, Because you have listened unto the voice of your wife, and have eaten of the tree, of which I commanded you, saying, You shall not eat of it: cursed is the ground for your sake; in sorrow shall you eat of it all the days of your life;
Job 31:40
Let thistles grow instead of wheat, and weeds instead of barley. The words of Job are ended.
Jeremiah 4:3
For thus says the LORD to the men of Judah and Jerusalem, Break up your fallow ground, and sow not among thorns.
Matthew 13:7
And some fell among thorns; and the thorns sprung up, and choked them:
Hebrews 6:8
But that which bears thorns and briars is worthless, and is near unto cursing; whose end is to be burned.
And the
Proverbs 19:23
The fear of the LORD leads to life: and he that has it shall abide satisfied; he shall not be visited with evil.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man says, There is a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbs 23:21
For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.
General references
Proverbs 19:24
A slothful man hides his hand in his dish, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labor.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.