Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Hunger
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the negligent soul shall suffer hunger.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.
Idleness and sloth » Lead to » Want
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.
Instruction » From nature
So I returned and considered all the violence that is done under the sun and behold the tears of such as are oppressed, and they have no comforter; and on the side of their oppressors there was power; but the oppressed had no comforter.
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.
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven (this sore travail God has given to the sons of man that they be occupied in it). I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and vexation of spirit. That which is crooked cannot be made straight, and that which is lacking cannot be numbered. read more.
I communed with my own heart, saying, Behold, I am come to great estate and have gotten more wisdom than all those that have been before me in Jerusalem; and my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. And I gave my heart to know wisdom and knowledge and to know folly and those who are mad; I learned in the end that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.
I communed with my own heart, saying, Behold, I am come to great estate and have gotten more wisdom than all those that have been before me in Jerusalem; and my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge. And I gave my heart to know wisdom and knowledge and to know folly and those who are mad; I learned in the end that this also is vexation of spirit. For in much wisdom is much grief, and he that increases knowledge increases sorrow.
Therefore I say unto you, Take no thought for your life, what ye shall eat or what ye shall drink, nor yet for your body, what ye shall put on. Is not the life more than food, and the body than raiment? Behold the fowls of the air, for they sow not, neither do they reap nor gather into barns, yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are ye not much better than they? Which of you by taking thought can add one cubit unto his stature? read more.
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
And why take ye thought for raiment? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they toil not, neither do they spin; and yet I say unto you, That even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. Therefore, if God so clothes the grass of the field, which today is and tomorrow is cast into the oven, shall he not much more clothe you, O ye of little faith?
Instruction » Also see
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.
Laziness » Lazy people
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and attains nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and the negligent soul shall suffer hunger.
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the negligent shall be under tribute.
The slothful man says, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
The way of the slothful man is as a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is made plain.
He also that is negligent in his work is brother to him that is the great spendthrift.
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.
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.
Poverty » Who will end up in poverty
He that tills his land shall be filled with bread, but he that follows after vain persons shall be filled with poverty.
He that loves pleasure shall be a poor man; he that loves wine and oil shall not be rich.
Do not love sleep lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
He that oppresses the poor to increase his riches and who gives to the rich shall surely come to want.
He that deals with a slack hand becomes poor, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
The soul of the sluggard desires, and attains nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Do not be among those who are drunk with wine; nor among gluttonous eaters of food; for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall cause them to wear rags.
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.
Poverty » Contributing causes of sinful » Drunkenness and gluttony
for the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty, and drowsiness shall cause them to wear rags.
So shall thy poverty come as one that travels and thy want as an armed man.
Rising » Late » consequences of
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 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.
Understanding » Those that are void of understanding
A man void of understanding strikes hands and becomes surety in the presence of his friend.
In the lips of the prudent wisdom is found and is a rod unto the back of him that is void of understanding.
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.
Declare this in the house of Jacob and publish it in Judah, saying, Hear now this, O foolish people and without heart, who have eyes and do not see; who have ears, and do not hear: