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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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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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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 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so[ is] the sluggard to them that send him.
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Proverbs 30:25
The ants[ are] a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
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Proverbs 18:9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
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Proverbs 6:9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
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Hebrews 6:12
That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
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Romans 12:11
Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
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Proverbs 26:13-16
The slothful[ man] saith,[ There is] a lion in the way; a lion[ is] in the streets.[ As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so[ doth] the slothful upon his bed.The slothful hideth his hand in[ his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.The sluggard[ is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
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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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Job 12:7-8
But ask now the beasts, and they shall teach thee; and the fowls of the air, and they shall tell thee:Or speak to the earth, and it shall teach thee: and the fishes of the sea shall declare unto thee.
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Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
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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 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 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
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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 1:17
Surely in vain the net is spread in the sight of any bird.
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Matthew 6:26
Behold the fowls of the air: for they sow not, neither do they reap, nor gather into barns; yet your heavenly Father feedeth them. Are ye not much better than they?
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Isaiah 1:3
The ox knoweth his owner, and the ass his master’s crib:[ but] Israel doth not know, my people doth not consider.