Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Covetousness » A characteristic of the slothful
There is one who covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and keeps on giving.
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And his sons did not walk in his ways but turned aside after greed, receiving bribes and perverting that which is right.
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He that is greedy of gain troubles his own house, but he that hates gifts shall live.
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the heads thereof judge for bribes, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine for money: yet they come near unto the LORD, and say, Is not the LORD among us? No evil can come upon us.
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And these anxious dogs are insatiable, and even the shepherds did not know enough to understand: they all look to their own ways, each one for his gain, from his quarter.
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For the love of money is the root of all evil, which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.
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There is one who covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and keeps on giving.
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We shall find all kinds of riches, we shall fill our houses with spoil.
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So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain which takes away the life of those who possess it.
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Laziness » Lazy people
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.
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The soul of the sluggard desires, and attains nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the negligent soul shall suffer hunger.
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The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the negligent shall be under tribute.
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The slothful man says, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is made plain.
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He also that is negligent in his work is brother to him that is the great spendthrift.
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I went by the field of the slothful and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding, and, behold, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered its face, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it and received chastening. read more.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.
He that deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich. He that gathers in summer is a wise son, but he that sleeps in harvest is a son that causes shame.
The desire of the slothful kills him; for his hands refuse to labour. There is one who covets greedily all day long, but the righteous gives and keeps on giving.
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The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. As the door turns upon his hinges, so does the slothful upon his bed. The slothful hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it again to his mouth. read more.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can give him counsel.
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can give him counsel.