Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Desires » Who desires
A slothful body will not go to plow, for cold of the winter; therefore shall he go a begging in Summer and have nothing.
The sluggard would fain have, and cannot get his desire; but the soul of the diligent shall have plenty.
Slothfulness bringeth sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Hunger » Who shall hunger
Slothfulness bringeth sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
They offered unto field-devils and not to God; and to gods which they knew not; and to new gods that came newly up, which their fathers feared not. Of the rock that begat thee thou art unmindful, and hast forgot God that made thee. And when the LORD saw it, he was angry because of the provoking of his sons and daughters. read more.
And he said, 'I will hide my face from them and will see what their end shall be. For they are a froward generation, and children in whom is no faith. They have angered me with that which is no god; and provoked me with their vanities. And I, again, will anger them with them which are no people, and will provoke them with a foolish nation. For fire is kindled in my wrath: and shall burn unto the bottom of hell; and shall consume the earth with her increase; and set afire the bottoms of the mountains. I will heap mischiefs upon them and will spend all mine arrows at them. Burnt with hunger and consumed with heat and with bitter pestilence. I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, and poison serpents.
And he said, 'I will hide my face from them and will see what their end shall be. For they are a froward generation, and children in whom is no faith. They have angered me with that which is no god; and provoked me with their vanities. And I, again, will anger them with them which are no people, and will provoke them with a foolish nation. For fire is kindled in my wrath: and shall burn unto the bottom of hell; and shall consume the earth with her increase; and set afire the bottoms of the mountains. I will heap mischiefs upon them and will spend all mine arrows at them. Burnt with hunger and consumed with heat and with bitter pestilence. I will also send the teeth of beasts upon them, and poison serpents.
But as for you, ye are they that have forsaken the LORD, and forgotten my holy hill. Ye have set up an altar to Fortune, and given rich drink offerings unto the planets. Therefore will I number you with the sword, that ye shall be destroyed all together. For when I called, no man gave me answer: when I spake, ye hearkened not unto me, but did wickedness before mine eyes, and chose the thing that pleased me not. Therefore thus sayeth the LORD God: Behold, my servants shall eat, but ye shall have hunger. Behold, my servants shall drink, but ye shall suffer thirst. Behold, my servants shall be merry, but ye shall be confounded.
But woe be to you that are rich: for ye have therein your consolation. Woe be to you that are full: for ye shall hunger. Woe be to you that now laugh: for ye shall wail, and weep.
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Hunger
Slothfulness bringeth sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
so shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man.
Indolent sleep » The love of sleep, a mark of indolence
Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.
Delight not thou in sleep, lest thou come to poverty; but open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread enough.
Slothfulness bringeth sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
for such as be drunkards and riotous shall come to poverty, and he that is given to much sleep, shall go with a ragged coat.
How long wilt thou sleep, thou sluggish man? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thy hands together yet a little, that thou mayest sleep:
Laziness » Lazy people
A slothful body will not go to plow, for cold of the winter; therefore shall he go a begging in Summer and have nothing.
The sluggard would fain have, and cannot get his desire; but the soul of the diligent shall have plenty.
Slothfulness bringeth sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
A diligent hand shall bear rule; but the idle shall be under tribute.
The slothful body sayeth, "There is a lion without, I might be slain in the street."
The way of the slothful is full of thorns; but the street of the righteous is well cleansed.
Whoso is slothful and slack in his labor, is the brother of him that is a waster.
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyards of the foolish man. And lo, it was all covered with nettles, and stood full of thistles, and the stone wall was broken down. This I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and took it for a warning. read more.
Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thine hands together yet a little; so shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man.
Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thine hands together yet a little; so shall poverty come unto thee as one that travaileth by the way, and necessity like a weaponed man.
An idle hand maketh poor; but a quick laboring hand maketh rich. Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.
The voluptuousness of the slothful is his own death, for his hands will not labour. He coveteth and desireth all the day long; but the righteous is always giving and keepeth nothing back.
The slothful sayeth, "There is a leopard in the way, and a lion in the midst of the streets." Like as the door turneth about upon the threshold, even so doth the slothful welter himself in his bed. The slothful body thrusteth his hand into his bosom, and it grieveth him to put it again to his mouth. read more.
The sluggard thinketh himself wiser than seven men that sit and teach.
The sluggard thinketh himself wiser than seven men that sit and teach.
Laziness » What laziness does
Keep no company with winebibbers and riotous eaters of flesh; for such as be drunkards and riotous shall come to poverty, and he that is given to much sleep, shall go with a ragged coat.
Slothfulness bringeth sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Through slothfulness the balks fall down, and through idle hands it raineth in at the house.
Sleep » The love of, a mark of indolence
Whoso gathereth in summer is wise; but he that is sluggish in harvest, bringeth himself to confusion.
Delight not thou in sleep, lest thou come to poverty; but open thine eyes, and thou shalt have bread enough.
Slothfulness bringeth sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
for such as be drunkards and riotous shall come to poverty, and he that is given to much sleep, shall go with a ragged coat.
How long wilt thou sleep, thou sluggish man? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yea, sleep on still a little, slumber a little, fold thy hands together yet a little, that thou mayest sleep: