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Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and[ hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
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Matthew 25:26
His lord answered and said unto him,[ Thou] wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns,[ and] nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.Then I saw,[ and] considered[ it] well: I looked upon[ it, and] received instruction.[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:So shall thy poverty come[ as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
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Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful[ man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous[ is] made plain.
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Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard[ is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
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Proverbs 26:13
The slothful[ man] saith,[ There is] a lion in the way; a lion[ is] in the streets.
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Proverbs 22:13
The slothful[ man] saith,[ There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
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Proverbs 12:27
The slothful[ man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man[ is] precious.
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Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold;[ therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and[ have] nothing.
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Proverbs 19:24
A slothful[ man] hideth his hand in[ his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
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Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,Provideth her meat in the summer,[ and] gathereth her food in the harvest.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 travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.