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Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves, yet has nothing, but the diligent is fully satisfied.
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Matthew 25:26
“ His master replied to him,‘ You evil, lazy servant! If you knew that I reap where I haven’t sown and gather where I haven’t scattered,
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I went by the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of one lacking sense.Thistles had come up everywhere, weeds covered the ground, and the stone wall was ruined.I saw, and took it to heart; I looked, and received instruction:a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need, like a bandit.
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Proverbs 15:19
A slacker’s way is like a thorny hedge, but the path of the upright is a highway.
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Proverbs 26:16
In his own eyes, a slacker is wiser than seven who can answer sensibly.
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Proverbs 12:24
The diligent hand will rule, but laziness will lead to forced labor.
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Proverbs 26:13
The slacker says,“ There’s a lion in the road— a lion in the public square!”
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Proverbs 22:13
The slacker says,“ There’s a lion outside! I’ll be killed in the public square!”
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Proverbs 12:27
A lazy hunter doesn’t roast his game, but to a diligent person, his wealth is precious.
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Proverbs 20:4
The slacker does not plow during planting season; at harvest time he looks, and there is nothing.
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Proverbs 19:24
The slacker buries his hand in the bowl; he doesn’t even bring it back to his mouth!
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Proverbs 6:6-11
Go to the ant, you slacker! Observe its ways and become wise.Without leader, administrator, or ruler,it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food during harvest.How long will you stay in bed, you slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the arms to rest,and your poverty will come like a robber, your need, like a bandit.