Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Business life » Fidelity » Industry
He who gathers during summer and takes advantage of his opportunities is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps during harvest and ignores the moment of opportunity is a son who acts shamefully.
So the Lord God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
Verse Concepts
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless things lacks common sense and good judgment.
never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord;
Verse Concepts
Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
She looks for wool and flax
And works with willing hands in delight.
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Poverty
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.
Indolent sleep » The love of sleep, a mark of indolence
He who gathers during summer and takes advantage of his opportunities is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps during harvest and ignores the moment of opportunity is a son who acts shamefully.
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
How long will you sleep, O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down and sleep -- "
Industry » Commended
He who gathers during summer and takes advantage of his opportunities is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps during harvest and ignores the moment of opportunity is a son who acts shamefully.
So the Lord God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
Verse Concepts
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless things lacks common sense and good judgment.
never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord;
Verse Concepts
Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
She looks for wool and flax
And works with willing hands in delight.
Laziness » Not being lazy
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
But we do [ strongly and earnestly] desire for each of you to show the same diligence and sincerity [all the way through] in realizing and enjoying the full assurance and development of [your] hope until the end, In order that you may not grow disinterested and become [spiritual] sluggards, but imitators, behaving as do those who through faith ( by their leaning of the entire personality on God in Christ in absolute trust and confidence in His power, wisdom, and goodness) and by practice of patient endurance and waiting are [now] inheriting the promises.
Love one another with brotherly affection [as members of one family], giving precedence and showing honor to one another. Never lag in zeal and in earnest endeavor; be aglow and burning with the Spirit, serving the Lord.
The poor » Condition of, often results from » Sloth
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
Poverty » Who will end up in poverty
He who cultivates his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless people and frivolous pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
He who loves [only selfish] pleasure will become a poor man;
He who loves and is devoted to
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
He who oppresses or exploits the poor to get more for himself
Or who gives to the rich [to gain influence and favor], will only come to poverty.
Poor is he who works with a negligent and idle hand,
But the hand of the diligent makes him rich.
The soul (appetite) of the lazy person craves and gets nothing [for lethargy overcomes ambition],
But the soul (appetite) of the diligent [who works willingly] is rich and abundantly supplied.
Do not associate with winebibbers; be not among them nor among gluttonous eaters of meat, For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
I went by the field of the lazy man, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, behold, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles were covering its face, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I beheld and considered it well; I looked and received instruction. read more.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep -- " So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep -- " So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
Sleep » The love of, a mark of indolence
He who gathers during summer and takes advantage of his opportunities is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps during harvest and ignores the moment of opportunity is a son who acts shamefully.
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep [unmindful of lost opportunity],
And the idle person will suffer hunger.
For the heavy drinker and the glutton will come to poverty,
And the drowsiness [of overindulgence] will clothe one with rags.
Give no [unnecessary] sleep to your eyes,
Nor slumber to your eyelids;
How long will you sleep, O sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to lie down and sleep -- "
Virtues » Industry » Commended
He who gathers during summer and takes advantage of his opportunities is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps during harvest and ignores the moment of opportunity is a son who acts shamefully.
So the Lord God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
Verse Concepts
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless things lacks common sense and good judgment.
never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord;
Verse Concepts
Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
She looks for wool and flax
And works with willing hands in delight.
physical Work » Industry in » Commended
He who gathers during summer and takes advantage of his opportunities is a son who acts wisely,
But he who sleeps during harvest and ignores the moment of opportunity is a son who acts shamefully.
So the Lord God took the man [He had made] and settled him in the Garden of Eden to cultivate and keep it.
Verse Concepts
He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows worthless things lacks common sense and good judgment.
never lagging behind in diligence; aglow in the Spirit, enthusiastically serving the Lord;
Verse Concepts
Go to the ant, O lazy one;
Observe her ways and be wise,
Wealth obtained by fraud dwindles,
But he who gathers gradually by [honest] labor will increase [his riches].
Do not love [excessive] sleep, or you will become poor;
Open your eyes [so that you can do your work] and you will be satisfied with bread.
She looks for wool and flax
And works with willing hands in delight.