Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Covetousness » A characteristic of the slothful
All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
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greed » General references to
And his sons did not go in his ways, but moved by the love of money took rewards, and were not upright in judging.
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He whose desires are fixed on profit is a cause of trouble to his family; but he who has no desire for offerings will have life.
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Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.
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Yes, the dogs are for ever looking for food; while these, the keepers of the sheep, are without wisdom: they have all gone after their pleasure, every one looking for profit; they are all the same.
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For the love of money is a root of all evil: and some whose hearts were fixed on it have been turned away from the faith, and been wounded with unnumbered sorrows.
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All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
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Goods of great price will be ours, our houses will be full of wealth;
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Such is the fate of everyone who goes in search of profit; it takes away the life of its owners.
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Laziness » Lazy people
The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.
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The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
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Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
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The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
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The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.
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Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.
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He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.
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I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense; And it was all full of thorns, and covered with waste plants, and its stone wall was broken down. Then looking at it, I gave thought: I saw, and I got teaching from it. read more.
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep: So loss will come on you like an outlaw, and your need like an armed man.
He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth. He who in summer gets together his store is a son who does wisely; but he who takes his rest when the grain is being cut is a son causing shame.
The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work. All the day the sinner goes after his desire: but the upright man gives freely, keeping nothing back.
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The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed. The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him. read more.
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.