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.
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It
Genesis 3:17
But to Adam he said, "Because you obeyed your wife and ate from the tree about which I commanded you, 'You must not eat from it,' cursed is the ground thanks to you; in painful toil you will eat of it all the days of your life.
Job 31:40
then let thorns sprout up in place of wheat, and in place of barley, weeds!" The words of Job are ended.
Jeremiah 4:3
Yes, the Lord has this to say to the people of Judah and Jerusalem: "Like a farmer breaking up hard unplowed ground, you must break your rebellious will and make a new beginning; just as a farmer must clear away thorns lest the seed is wasted, you must get rid of the sin that is ruining your lives.
Matthew 13:7
Other seeds fell among the thorns, and they grew up and choked them.
Hebrews 6:8
But if it produces thorns and thistles, it is useless and about to be cursed; its fate is to be burned.
And the
Proverbs 19:23
Fearing the Lord leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he looks for the crop but has nothing.
Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!"
Proverbs 23:21
because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.
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Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
Proverbs 21:25
What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands refuse to work.
Ecclesiastes 10:18
Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.