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Idleness

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Proverbs 6:6Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;Proverbs 6:7Which hath not captain, overseer, and ruler,Proverbs 6:8She doth prepare in summer her bread, She hath gathered in harvest her food.Proverbs 6:9Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?Proverbs 6:10A little sleep, a little slumber, A little clasping of the hands to rest,Proverbs 6:11And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.Proverbs 10:4Poor is he who is working—a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.Proverbs 10:5Whoso is gathering in summer is a wise son, Whoso is sleeping in harvest is a son causing shame.Proverbs 10:26As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So is the slothful to those sending him.Proverbs 12:9Better is the lightly esteemed who hath a servant, Than the self-honoured who lacketh bread.Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent ruleth, And slothfulness becometh tributary.Proverbs 12:27The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.Proverbs 13:4The soul of the slothful is desiring, and hath not. And the soul of the diligent is made fat.Proverbs 14:23In all labour there is advantage, And a thing of the lips is only to want.Proverbs 15:19The way of the slothful is as a hedge of briers, And the path of the upright is raised up.Proverbs 18:9He also that is remiss in his work, A brother he is to a destroyer.Proverbs 19:15Sloth causeth deep sleep to fall, And an indolent soul doth hunger.Proverbs 19:24The slothful hath hidden his hand in a dish, Even unto his mouth he bringeth it not back.Proverbs 20:4Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.Proverbs 20:13Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes—be satisfied with bread.Proverbs 21:25The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.Proverbs 21:26All the day desiring he hath desired, And the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.Proverbs 22:13The slothful hath said, ‘A lion is without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.’Proverbs 23:21For the quaffer and glutton become poor, And drowsiness clotheth with rags.Proverbs 24:30Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart.Proverbs 24:31And lo, it hath gone up—all of it—thorns! Covered its face have nettles, And its stone wall hath been broken down.Proverbs 24:32And I see—I—I do set my heart, I have seen—I have received instruction,Proverbs 24:33A little sleep—a little slumber—A little folding of the hands to lie down.Proverbs 24:34And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man!Proverbs 26:13The slothful hath said, ‘A lion is in the way, A lion is in the broad places.’Proverbs 26:14The door turneth round on its hinge, And the slothful on his bed.Proverbs 26:15The slothful hath hid his hand in a dish, He is weary of bringing it back to his mouth.Proverbs 26:16Wiser is the slothful in his own eyes, Than seven men returning a reason.Ecclesiastes 4:5The fool is clasping his hands, and eating his own flesh:Ecclesiastes 10:18By slothfulness is the wall brought low, And by idleness of the hands doth the house drop.Isaiah 56:10Blind are his watchmen—all of them, They have not known, All of them are dumb dogs, they are not able to bark, Dozing, lying down, loving to slumber.Matthew 20:6And about the eleventh hour, having gone forth, he found others standing idle, and saith to them, Why here have ye stood all the day idle?Matthew 20:7they say to him, Because no one did hire us; he saith to them, Go ye—ye also—to the vineyard, and whatever may be righteous ye shall receive.Luke 19:20‘And another came, saying, Sir, lo, thy pound, that I had lying away in a napkin;Luke 19:21for I was afraid of thee, because thou art an austere man; thou takest up what thou didst not lay down, and reapest what thou didst not sow.Luke 19:22‘And he saith to him, Out of thy mouth I will judge thee, evil servant: thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping what I did not sow!Luke 19:23and wherefore didst thou not give my money to the bank, and I, having come, with interest might have received it?Luke 19:24‘And to those standing by he said, Take from him the pound, and give to him having the ten pounds—Luke 19:25(and they said to him, Sir, he hath ten pounds)—Acts 17:21and all Athenians, and the strangers sojourning, for nothing else were at leisure but to say something, and to hear some newer thing.2 Thessalonians 3:10for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,2 Thessalonians 3:11for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working,1 Timothy 5:13and at the same time also, they learn to be idle, going about the houses; and not only idle, but also tattlers and busybodies, speaking the things they ought not;