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| Proverbs 10:4-5
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He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich. |
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He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame. |
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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 12:27
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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 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 14:23
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In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury. |
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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 18:9
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He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster. |
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| Proverbs 19:15
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Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger. |
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| Proverbs 19:24
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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 20:4
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The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing. |
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| Proverbs 20:13 |
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread. |
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| Proverbs 21:25-26
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The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour. |
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He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not. |
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| Proverbs 26:14-15
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As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed. |
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The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. |
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| Ecclesiastes 10:18
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By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through. |
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| Hebrews 6:11-12
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And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end: |
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That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises. |