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Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
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Matthew 25:26
But his master answered him,‘ You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense,and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
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Proverbs 15:19
The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
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Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
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Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
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Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard says,“ There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”
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Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says,“ There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!”
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Proverbs 12:27
Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
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Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
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Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
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Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.Without having any chief, officer, or ruler,she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.