Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Desires » Who desires
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.
Hunger » Who shall hunger
Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
They sacrificed to the demons, not God, [to] gods whom they had not known, new [gods] [who] came from recent times; {their ancestors had not known them}. [The] rock who bore you, you neglected, and you forgot God, [the one] giving you birth. Then Yahweh saw, and he spurned [them], because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters. read more.
So he said, 'I will hide my face from them; I will see what [will be] their end, for they [are] a generation of perversity, {children in whom there is no faithfulness}. They annoyed me with [what is] not a god; they provoked me with their idols. So I will make them jealous with [those] not a people, with a foolish nation I will provoke them. For a fire was kindled by my anger, and it burned {up to the depths of Sheol}, and it devoured [the] earth and its produce, and it set afire the foundation of [the] mountains. I will heap disasters upon them; my arrows I will spend on them. [They will become] weakened by famine, and consumed by plague and bitter pestilence; and the teeth of wild animals I will send against them, with [the] poison of [the] creeping [things] in [the] dust;
So he said, 'I will hide my face from them; I will see what [will be] their end, for they [are] a generation of perversity, {children in whom there is no faithfulness}. They annoyed me with [what is] not a god; they provoked me with their idols. So I will make them jealous with [those] not a people, with a foolish nation I will provoke them. For a fire was kindled by my anger, and it burned {up to the depths of Sheol}, and it devoured [the] earth and its produce, and it set afire the foundation of [the] mountains. I will heap disasters upon them; my arrows I will spend on them. [They will become] weakened by famine, and consumed by plague and bitter pestilence; and the teeth of wild animals I will send against them, with [the] poison of [the] creeping [things] in [the] dust;
But you {who forsake} Yahweh, forgetting {my holy mountain}, who set a table for Fortune, and who {pour out} a jug of mixed wine for Destiny, and I will remit you to the sword, and all of you shall bow down to the slaughter, because I called, but you did not answer; I spoke, but you did not listen, but you did the evil in my eyes, and you chose that in which I do not delight." Therefore thus says the Lord Yahweh: "Look! My servants shall eat but you, you shall be hungry. Look! My servants shall drink but you, you shall be thirsty. Look! My servants shall rejoice but you, you shall be ashamed.
"But woe to you who are rich, because you have received your comfort. Woe to you who are satisfied now, because you will be hungry. Woe, you who laugh now, because you will mourn and weep.
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Hunger
Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
and your poverty will come running, and your lack like an armed warrior.
Indolent sleep » The love of sleep, a mark of indolence
He who gathers in the summer [is] a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest [is] a child who brings shame.
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes [and] have plenty bread.
Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor, and [with] rags, drowsiness will clothe them
How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest--
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.
Laziness » What laziness does
Do not be among drinkers of wine, among gluttonous eaters of {their meat}. For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor, and [with] rags, drowsiness will clothe them
Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
Through sloth the roof sinks in, and through idleness of hands the house leaks.
Sleep » The love of, a mark of indolence
He who gathers in the summer [is] a child who is prudent; he who sleeps at the harvest [is] a child who brings shame.
Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes [and] have plenty bread.
Laziness will bring on a deep sleep, and a person of idleness will suffer hunger.
For the drunkard and gluttonous, they will become poor, and [with] rags, drowsiness will clothe them
How long will you lie down, lazy? When will you rise up from your sleep? A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands for rest--