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Proverbs 15:19
The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway. (niv)
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Proverbs 26:13-16
A sluggard says,“ There’s a lion in the road, a fierce lion roaming the streets!”As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.A sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven people who answer discreetly. (niv)
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I went past the field of a sluggard, past the vineyard of someone who has no sense;thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—and poverty will come on you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man. (niv)
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Proverbs 6:9-10
How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— (niv)
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Proverbs 12:27
The lazy do not roast any game, but the diligent feed on the riches of the hunt. (niv)
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Proverbs 19:15
Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless go hungry. (niv)
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Psalms 74:11
Why do you hold back your hand, your right hand? Take it from the folds of your garment and destroy them! (niv)
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Matthew 26:23
Jesus replied,“ The one who has dipped his hand into the bowl with me will betray me. (niv)
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Mark 14:20
“ It is one of the Twelve,” he replied,“ one who dips bread into the bowl with me. (niv)