Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Covetousness » A characteristic of the slothful
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And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
He that is greedy of gain troubleth his own house; but he that hateth gifts shall live.
The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money; yet do they lean upon Jehovah, and say, Is not Jehovah in the midst of us? no evil shall come upon us.
and the dogs are greedy, they know not to be satisfied, and these are shepherds that know not how to discern: they all turn to their own way, every one for his gain, even to the last of them:
For the love of money is the root of every evil; which some having aspired after, have wandered from the faith, and pierced themselves with many sorrows.
So are the paths of every one that is greedy of gain: it taketh away the life of its possessors.
Laziness » Lazy people
The sluggard will not plough by reason of the winter; he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
A sluggard's soul desireth and hath nothing; but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep, and the idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; but the slothful hand shall be under tribute.
The sluggard saith, There is a lion without, I shall be killed in the streets!
The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; but the path of the upright is made plain.
He also who is indolent in his work is brother of the destroyer.
I went by the field of a sluggard, and by the vineyard of a man void of understanding; and lo, it was all grown over with thistles, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I looked, I took it to heart; I saw, I received instruction: read more.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest! So shall thy poverty come as a roving plunderer, and thy penury as an armed man.
He cometh to want that dealeth with a slack hand; but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; for his hands refuse to work: He coveteth greedily all the day long; but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
The sluggard saith, There is a fierce lion in the way; a lion is in the midst of the streets! As the door turneth upon its hinges, so the sluggard upon his bed. The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish: it wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth. read more.
A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.
A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that answer discreetly.