Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Excuses » Seven excuses offered for the neglect of duty » Difficulties of the undertaking
The slothful man says, There is a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
Idleness and sloth » False excuses for
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The slothful man says, There is a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
Laziness » Lazy people
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be put to forced labor.
The slothful man says, There is a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made a highway.
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and weeds had covered its face, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, 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 like a robber; and your want like an armed man.
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall your poverty come like a robber; and your want like an armed man.
He becomes poor who has a slack hand: 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 labor. He covets greedily all the day long: but the righteous gives and spares not.
The slothful man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets. As the door turns upon its hinges, so does the slothful upon his bed. The slothful hides his hand in his dish; it grieves him to bring it again to his mouth. read more.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that can answer reasonably.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men that can answer reasonably.
Lions » Fierceness of
I will meet them as a bear that is bereaved of her cubs, and will tear the fat of their heart, and there will I devour them like a lion: the wild beast shall tear them.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the thickets of Jordan against the habitation of the strong: but I will suddenly make him run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will arraign me? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
The slothful man says, There is a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
Behold, he shall come up like a lion from the thickets of Jordan unto the habitation of the strong: but I will make them suddenly run away from her: and who is a chosen man, that I may appoint over her? for who is like me? and who will arraign me? and who is that shepherd that will stand before me?
The roaring of the lion, and the voice of the fierce lion, and the teeth of the young lions, are broken.
The lion's whelps have not trodden it, nor the fierce lion passed by it.
Lest they tear my soul like a lion, rending it in pieces, while there is none to deliver.
The young lions roared upon him, and growled, and they made his land waste: his cities are burned without inhabitant.
Lions » Illustrative » Of imaginary fears of the slothful
The slothful man says, There is a lion outside, I shall be slain in the streets.
The slothful man says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.