Proverbs 6:6-11
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The Folly of Indolence
6 Go to the ant, you sluggard!
Consider her ways and be wise,
7 Which, having no captain,
Overseer or ruler,
8 Provides her supplies in the summer,
And gathers her food in the harvest.
9 How long will you slumber, O sluggard?
When will you rise from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to sleep—
11 So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man.
Proverbs 10:4-5
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4 He who has a slack hand becomes poor,
But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5 He who gathers in summer is a wise son;
He who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.
Proverbs 10:26
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26 As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,
So is the lazy man to those who send him.
Proverbs 12:11
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11 He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread,
But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.
Proverbs 12:24
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24 The hand of the diligent will rule,
But the lazy man will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:27
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27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting,
But diligence is man’s precious possession.
Proverbs 13:4
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4 The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing;
But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
Proverbs 14:23
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23 In all labor there is profit,
But idle chatter leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 15:19
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19 The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns,
But the way of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 18:9
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9 He who is slothful in his work
Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.
Proverbs 19:15
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15 Laziness casts one into a deep sleep,
And an idle person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:24
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24 A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl,
And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 20:4
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4 The lazy man will not plow because of winter;
He will beg during harvest and have nothing.
Proverbs 20:13
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13 Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty;
Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with bread.
Proverbs 21:5
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5 The plans of the diligent lead surely to plenty,
But those of everyone who is hasty, surely to poverty.
Proverbs 21:25-26
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25 The desire of the lazy man kills him,
For his hands refuse to labor.
26 He covets greedily all day long,
But the righteous gives and does not spare.
Proverbs 22:13
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13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside!
I shall be slain in the streets!”
Proverbs 24:30-34
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30 I went by the field of the lazy man,
And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;
31 And there it was, all overgrown with thorns;
Its surface was covered with nettles;
Its stone wall was broken down.
32 When I saw it, I considered it well;
I looked on it and received instruction:
33 A little sleep, a little slumber,
A little folding of the hands to rest;
34 So shall your poverty come like a prowler,
And your need like an armed man.
Proverbs 26:13-16
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13 The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road!
A fierce lion is in the streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
So does the lazy man on his bed.
15 The lazy man buries his hand in the bowl;[a]
It wearies him to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes
Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 28:19
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19 He who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But he who follows frivolity will have poverty enough!
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