mSee ch. 6:9-11
oSee ch. 6:9-11
Proverbs 6:9-11
9 aHow long will you lie there, bO sluggard?When will you arise from your sleep?
10 cA little sleep, a little slumber,
da little efolding of the hands to rest,
11 fand poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
Proverbs 10:4
4A slack hand gcauses poverty,hbut the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 12:11
11 iWhoever works his land jwill have plenty of bread,kbut he who follows lworthless pursuits lacks sense.
Proverbs 13:4
4 mThe soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,while the soul of the diligent nis richly supplied.
Proverbs 19:15
15 oSlothfulness casts into pa deep sleep,and qan idle person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 24:30-34
30 rI passed by the field of a sluggard,by the vineyard of a man slacking sense,
31and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;
the ground was covered with nettles,
and its stone twall was broken down.
32Then I saw and uconsidered it;
I looked and received instruction.
33 vA little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to rest,
34and poverty will come upon you like a robber,
and want like an armed man.
Romans 12:11
11Do not be slothful in zeal, wbe fervent in spirit, ▼▼Or fervent in the Spirit
yserve the Lord. 2 Thessalonians 3:10
10For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: zIf anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
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