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Slothfulness

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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 12:24The 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 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 21:25The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.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 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 25:26‘And his lord answering said to him, Evil servant, and slothful, thou hadst known that I reap where I did not sow, and I gather whence I did not scatter!Matthew 25:27it behoved thee then to put my money to the money-lenders, and having come I had received mine own with increase.Romans 12:11in the diligence not slothful; in the spirit fervent; the Lord serving;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,2 Thessalonians 3:12and such we command and exhort through our Lord Jesus Christ, that with quietness working, their own bread they may eat;Hebrews 6:12that ye may not become slothful, but followers of those who through faith and patient endurance are inheriting the promises.