Thematic Bible


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The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!" Verse ConceptsExcusesIdlenessRoadsSluggardsLazinessProcrastinationSlothfulnessIn Danger From Lionscrusadessloth

The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway. Verse ConceptsHighwayIdlenessSluggardsThornsTroubleProcrastinationHard TasksWorking Hard And Not Being Lazysloth


I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. read more.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.

A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a prudent son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who brings shame.

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

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The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!" As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth. read more.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.