Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Laziness » Lazy people
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
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The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
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Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
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The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"
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The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
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One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
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I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction: read more.
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep; so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep; so your poverty will come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth. He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during the harvest is a son who causes shame.
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor. There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don't withhold.
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The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!" As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth. read more.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
Lions » Illustrative » Of imaginary fears of the slothful
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!"
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The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!"
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