Thematic Bible


Thematic Bible



As the door turns on its hinges,
So does the sluggard on his bed.
Verse ConceptsLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfSluggardsWasting TimeBedssloth

As the door turns on its hinges,
So does the sluggard on his bed.
Verse ConceptsLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfSluggardsWasting TimeBedssloth

As the door turns on its hinges,
So does the sluggard on his bed.
Verse ConceptsLeisure, Nature And Purpose OfSluggardsWasting TimeBedssloth

But he who received the one talent went away, and dug a hole in the ground and hid his master’s money. Verse ConceptsTalentsExcavationHidden ThingsOne Material ThingHoles In The GroundGifts And TalentsMoney Blessingsinvestinghiding

“But his master answered and said to him, ‘You wicked, lazy slave, you knew that I reap where I did not sow and gather where I scattered no seed. Verse ConceptsTalentsSlothfulnessNot SowingNot Reaping What You SowKnowing God's Character





The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside;
I will be killed in the streets!”
Verse ConceptsExcusesIdlenessRoadsSluggardsLazinessProcrastinationSlothfulnessIn Danger From Lionscrusadessloth

The way of the lazy is as a hedge of thorns,
But the path of the upright is a highway.
Verse ConceptsHighwayIdlenessSluggardsThornsTroubleProcrastinationHard TasksWorking Hard And Not Being Lazysloth


I passed by the field of the sluggard And by the vineyard of the man lacking sense, And behold, it was completely overgrown with thistles; Its surface was covered with nettles, And its stone wall was broken down. When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, and received instruction. read more.
"A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest," Then your poverty will come as a robber And your want like an armed man.

Poor is he who works with a negligent hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich. He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.

The desire of the sluggard puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work; All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

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The sluggard says, "There is a lion in the road! A lion is in the open square!" As the door turns on its hinges, So does the sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again. read more.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can give a discreet answer.