Pro 18:9, 26:13-16, Hag 1:2-4, Mal 1:10, Luk 19:20, Heb 6:12, 2Pe 1:8 | ESV | STEP | Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys .

a[ch. 28:24]

b ch. 22:13

c ch. 19:24

d[See ver. 12 above]

e[ver. 25; ch. 6:16]; See Job 5:19

f Ezra 5:1

g[2 Sam. 7:2]; See Ps. 132:3-5

h Neh. 2:3, 17; Isa. 64:11; Jer. 33:10, 12

i[Isa. 1:13]

j[Isa. 1:11; Jer. 6:20; Amos 5:21]

k John 11:44; 20:7; Acts 19:12 (Gk.)

l ch. 13:7; [ch. 10:36]

nSee John 15:2; Titus 3:14

Proverbs 18:9

9 Whoever is slack in his work
is a ^abrother to him who destroys.

Proverbs 26:13-16

13 ^bThe sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!
There is a lion in the streets!”
14 As a door turns on its hinges,
so does a sluggard on his bed.
15 ^cThe sluggard buries his hand in the dish;
it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth.
16 The sluggard is ^dwiser in his own eyes
^ethan seven men who can answer sensibly.

Haggai 1:2-4

2 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: These people say the time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the Lord.” 3 Then the word of the Lord came ^fby the hand of Haggai the prophet, 4 ^g“Is it a time for you yourselves to dwell in your paneled houses, while ^hthis house lies in ruins?

Malachi 1:10

10 ⁱOh that there were one among you who would shut the doors, that you might not kindle fire on my altar in vain! I have no pleasure in you, says the Lord of hosts, ^jand I will not accept an offering from your hand.

Luke 19:20

20 Then another came, saying, ‘Lord, here is your mina, which I kept laid away in ^ka handkerchief;

Hebrews 6:12

12 so that you may not be sluggish, but ^limitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

2 Peter 1:8

8 For if these qualities ^{▼▼Greek these things; also verses 9, 10, 12} are yours and are increasing, they keep you from being ineffective or ⁿunfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.