Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Idleness and sloth » Akin to extravagance
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
Laziness » Lazy people
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction: read more.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; But he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor. There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets. As the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed. The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth. read more.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to
that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.
but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.
Prodigality » General references to
that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.
but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to
that drink wine in bowls, and anoint themselves with the chief oils; but they are not grieved for the affliction of Joseph.
And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living.
but when this thy son came, who hath devoured thy living with harlots, thou killedst for him the fatted calf.
He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.
There is precious treasure and oil in the dwelling of the wise; But a foolish man swalloweth it up.