Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Idleness and sloth » Akin to extravagance
Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
Laziness » Lazy people
The lazy person will not plow in season; he will expect at the harvest, but there [will be] nothing.
The soul of the lazy craves, but there is nothing, but the person of diligence is richly supplied.
Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
The hand of the diligent ones will rule, but the lazy will belong to forced labor.
A lazy person says "A lion in the street! In the middle of the highway, I shall be killed!"
The way of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright [is] a highway.
Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
I passed by the field of a lazy person, and over the vineyard of a person lacking {sense}; and behold, it was overgrown--all of it was covered [with] thorns, its surface with nettles, and {its stone wall} was broken down. Then I myself saw and my heart considered; I looked, and I took hold of instruction: read more.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest, and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest, and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent enriches. He who gathers in the summer [is] a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest [is] a child who brings shame.
The craving of a lazy person will kill him, for his hands refuse to work. {All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.
A lazy person says "A lion [is] in the road! A lion among the streets!" The door turns on its hinge, and a lazy person on his bed. A lazy person buries his hands in the dish; he is [too] tired to return it to his mouth. read more.
A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.
A lazy person is wiser in his eyes than seven who answer discreetly.
Pleasure, worldly » Results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to
[Alas for those] who drink from sprinkling bowls of wine and anoint themselves with the best of olive oils and are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.
And after not many days, the younger son gathered everything [and] went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth [by] living wastefully.
But when this son of yours returned--who has consumed your assets with prostitutes--you killed the fattened calf for him!'
Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
Precious treasure and oil [are] in the house of the wise, but the foolish person will devour them.
Prodigality » General references to
[Alas for those] who drink from sprinkling bowls of wine and anoint themselves with the best of olive oils and are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.
And after not many days, the younger son gathered everything [and] went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth [by] living wastefully.
But when this son of yours returned--who has consumed your assets with prostitutes--you killed the fattened calf for him!'
Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
Precious treasure and oil [are] in the house of the wise, but the foolish person will devour them.
Worldly » Pleasure results of a pleasure-seeking life » Prodigality, general references to
[Alas for those] who drink from sprinkling bowls of wine and anoint themselves with the best of olive oils and are not grieved over the ruin of Joseph.
And after not many days, the younger son gathered everything [and] went on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth [by] living wastefully.
But when this son of yours returned--who has consumed your assets with prostitutes--you killed the fattened calf for him!'
Even he who is slack in his work, he is brother to a master of destruction.
Precious treasure and oil [are] in the house of the wise, but the foolish person will devour them.