Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Covetousness » A characteristic of the slothful
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and his sons have not walked in his ways, and turn aside after the dishonest gain, and take a bribe, and turn aside judgment.
A dishonest gainer is troubling his house, And whoso is hating gifts liveth.
Her heads for a bribe do judge, And her priests for hire do teach, And her prophets for silver divine, And on Jehovah they lean, saying, 'Is not Jehovah in our midst? Evil doth not come in upon us.'
And the dogs are strong of desire, They have not known sufficiency, And they are shepherds! They have not known understanding, All of them to their own way they did turn, Each to his dishonest gain from his quarter:
for a root of all the evils is the love of money, which certain longing for did go astray from the faith, and themselves did pierce through with many sorrows;
So are the paths of every gainer of dishonest gain, The life of its owners it taketh.
Laziness » Lazy people
Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.
The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.
Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.
The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.
The slothful hath said, 'A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'
The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.
He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he is to a destroyer.
Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. And lo, it hath gone up -- all of it -- thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down. And I see -- I -- I do set my heart, I have seen -- I have received instruction, read more.
A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down. And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!
A little sleep -- a little slumber -- A little folding of the hands to lie down. And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!
Poor is he who is working -- a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich. Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.
The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work. All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.
The slothful hath said, 'A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.' The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed. The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth. read more.
Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.
Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.