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Romans 12:11
not lagging in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
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Proverbs 19:15
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And an idle person will suffer hunger.
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Ephesians 5:14
Therefore He says:“ Awake, you who sleep, Arise from the dead, And Christ will give you light.”
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Proverbs 10:4
He who has a slack hand becomes poor, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
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Proverbs 6:9-11
How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep—So shall your poverty come on you like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.
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Proverbs 12:11
He who tills his land will be satisfied with bread, But he who follows frivolity is devoid of understanding.
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Proverbs 13:4
The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.
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Romans 13:11
And do this, knowing the time, that now it is high time to awake out of sleep; for now our salvation is nearer than when we first believed.
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Jonah 1:6
So the captain came to him, and said to him,“ What do you mean, sleeper? Arise, call on your God; perhaps your God will consider us, so that we may not perish.”
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1 Corinthians 15 34
Awake to righteousness, and do not sin; for some do not have the knowledge of God. I speak this to your shame.
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding;And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down.When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction:A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest;So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.
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2 Thessalonians 3 10
For even when we were with you, we commanded you this: If anyone will not work, neither shall he eat.