Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
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Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
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Proverbs 10:4
He becomes poor who works with a lazy hand, but the hand of the diligent brings wealth.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
Proverbs 24:34
so your poverty will come as a robber and your want as an armed man.
Proverbs 6:11
so your poverty will come as a robber, and your scarcity as an armed man.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the sluggard is like a thorn patch, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep. The idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbs 6:9
How long will you sleep, sluggard? When will you arise out of your sleep?
Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man doesn’t roast his game, but the possessions of diligent men are prized.
2 Thessalonians 3:10
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: “If anyone is not willing to work, don’t let him eat.”
Hebrews 6:12
that you won’t be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherited the promises.
Deuteronomy 28:48
therefore you will serve your enemies whom Yahweh sends against you, in hunger, in thirst, in nakedness, and in lack of all things. He will put an iron yoke on your neck until he has destroyed you.
Job 15:23
He wanders abroad for bread, saying, ‘Where is it?’ He knows that the day of darkness is ready at his hand.
Job 30:3
They are gaunt from lack and famine. They gnaw the dry ground, in the gloom of waste and desolation.
Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor plan, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in Sheol, where you are going.
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Proverbs 11:25
The liberal soul shall be made fat. He who waters shall be watered also himself.
Proverbs 28:25
One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.
Psalms 22:29
All the rich ones of the earth shall eat and worship. All those who go down to the dust shall bow before him, even he who can’t keep his soul alive.
Proverbs 15:30
The light of the eyes rejoices the heart. Good news gives health to the bones.
Isaiah 10:16
Therefore the Lord, Yahweh of Armies, will send among his fat ones leanness; and under his glory a burning will be kindled like the burning of fire.
Isaiah 58:11
and Yahweh will guide you continually, satisfy your soul in dry places, and make your bones strong. You will be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water whose waters don’t fail.
Psalms 92:14
They will still produce fruit in old age. They will be full of sap and green,
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Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the sluggard, by the vineyard of the man void of understanding.
Proverbs 24:31
Behold, it was all grown over with thorns. Its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.
Proverbs 24:32
Then I saw, and considered well. I saw, and received instruction:
Proverbs 24:33
a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep,
Proverbs 12:24
The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, you sluggard. Consider her ways, and be wise;
Proverbs 26:13
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion roams the streets!”
Proverbs 26:14
As the door turns on its hinges, so does the sluggard on his bed.
Proverbs 26:15
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish. He is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer with discretion.
Matthew 25:26
“But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.
Proverbs 6:10
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep—
Proverbs 18:9
One who is slack in his work is brother to him who is a master of destruction.
Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”
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2 Peter 1:10
Therefore, brothers, be more diligent to make your calling and election sure. For if you do these things, you will never stumble.
2 Peter 1:11
For thus you will be richly supplied with the entrance into the eternal Kingdom of our Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ.
Hebrews 6:11
We desire that each one of you may show the same diligence to the fullness of hope even to the end,
Romans 12:8
or he who exhorts, to his exhorting; he who gives, let him do it with generosity; he who rules, with diligence; he who shows mercy, with cheerfulness.
2 Peter 3:14
Therefore, beloved, seeing that you look for these things, be diligent to be found in peace, without defect and blameless in his sight.
Joshua 18:3
Joshua said to the children of Israel, “How long will you neglect to go in to possess the land, which Yahweh, the God of your fathers, has given you?
John 6:27
Don’t work for the food which perishes, but for the food which remains to eternal life, which the Son of Man will give to you. For God the Father has sealed him.”
Hebrews 4:11
Let’s therefore give diligence to enter into that rest, lest anyone fall after the same example of disobedience.
2 Peter 1:5
Yes, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply moral excellence; and in moral excellence, knowledge;
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Proverbs 12:25
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.
Proverbs 13:13
Whoever despises instruction will pay for it, but he who respects a command will be rewarded.
Proverbs 13:2
By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things, but the unfaithful crave violence.
Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
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Proverbs 21:5
The plans of the diligent surely lead to profit; and everyone who is hasty surely rushes to poverty.
Proverbs 12:11
He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who chases fantasies is void of understanding.
Proverbs 27:23
Know well the state of your flocks, and pay attention to your herds,
Proverbs 27:24
for riches are not forever, nor does the crown endure to all generations.
Proverbs 27:25
The hay is removed, and the new growth appears, the grasses of the hills are gathered in.
Proverbs 27:26
The lambs are for your clothing, and the goats are the price of a field.
Proverbs 27:27
There will be plenty of goats’ milk for your food, for your family’s food, and for the nourishment of your servant girls.
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Romans 12:11
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord,
Proverbs 14:6
A scoffer seeks wisdom, and doesn’t find it, but knowledge comes easily to a discerning person.
Proverbs 21:26
There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
Proverbs 22:29
Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve kings. He won’t serve obscure men.
1 Thessalonians 4:11
and that you make it your ambition to lead a quiet life, and to do your own business, and to work with your own hands, even as we instructed you,
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Proverbs 2:2
so as to turn your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding;
Proverbs 2:3
yes, if you call out for discernment, and lift up your voice for understanding;
Proverbs 2:4
if you seek her as silver, and search for her as for hidden treasures;
Proverbs 2:5
then you will understand the fear of Yahweh, and find the knowledge of God.
Proverbs 2:6
For Yahweh gives wisdom. Out of his mouth comes knowledge and understanding.
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Proverbs 14:13
Even in laughter the heart may be sorrowful, and mirth may end in heaviness.
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