Proverbs 21:25

American Standard Version (1901)

The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 15:19 : 19 The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.
  • Prov 19:24 : 24 The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I beheld, and considered well; I saw, and received instruction: 33 [ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep; 34 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.
  • Prov 26:13 : 13 The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.
  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.
  • Matt 25:26 : 26 But his lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I did not scatter;
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise: 7 Which having no chief, Overseer, or ruler, 8 Provideth her bread in the summer, And gathereth her food in the harvest. 9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? 10 [ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:4
    83%

    4The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 19:15-16
    2 verses
    82%

    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

    16He that keepeth the commandment keepeth his soul; [But] he that is careless of his ways shall die.

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    80%

    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion in the way; A lion is in the streets.

    14[ As] the door turneth upon its hinges, So doth the sluggard upon his bed.

    15The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish; It wearieth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit Than seven men that can render a reason.

  • Prov 19:23-24
    2 verses
    79%

    23The fear of Jehovah [tendeth] to life; And he [that hath it] shall abide satisfied; He shall not be visited with evil.

    24The sluggard burieth his hand in the dish, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 21:26
    79%

    26There is that coveteth greedily all the day long; But the righteous giveth and withholdeth not.

  • Prov 12:27
    78%

    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.

  • Prov 12:24
    77%

    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

  • Prov 20:4
    77%

    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 15:19
    77%

    19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Prov 10:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3Jehovah will not suffer the soul of the righteous to famish; But he thrusteth away the desire of the wicked.

    4He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

  • Prov 18:9
    76%

    9He also that is slack in his work Is brother to him that is a destroyer.

  • Prov 16:26
    75%

    26The appetite of the laboring man laboreth for him; For his mouth urgeth him [thereto] .

  • Prov 22:13
    75%

    13The sluggard saith, There is a lion without: I shall be slain in the streets.

  • Eccl 10:18
    75%

    18By slothfulness the roof sinketh in; and through idleness of the hands the house leaketh.

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? When wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

    10[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep:

  • Prov 21:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; But every one that is hasty [hasteth] only to want.

    6The getting of treasures by a lying tongue Is a vapor driven to and fro by them that seek death.

    7The violence of the wicked shall sweep them away, Because they refuse to do justice.

  • Prov 10:26
    74%

    26As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, So is the sluggard to them that send him.

  • Prov 24:33
    73%

    33[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

  • Prov 21:24
    72%

    24The proud and haughty man, scoffer is his name; He worketh in the arrogance of pride.

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

    30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

  • Eccl 4:5
    72%

    5The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

    16The labor of the righteous [tendeth] to life; The increase of the wicked, to sin.

  • Prov 1:19
    71%

    19So are the ways of every one that is greedy of gain; It taketh away the life of the owners thereof.

  • Prov 23:21
    71%

    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.

  • Prov 13:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished; But he that gathereth by labor shall have increase.

    12Hope deferred maketh the heart sick; But when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

  • Job 5:2
    70%

    2For vexation killeth the foolish man, And jealousy slayeth the silly one.

  • Prov 20:13
    70%

    13Love not sleep, let thou come to poverty; Open thine eyes, [and] thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Job 20:20
    70%

    20Because he knew no quietness within him, He shall not save aught of that wherein he delighteth.

  • Eccl 6:7
    70%

    7All the labor of man is for his mouth, and yet the appetite is not filled.

  • Prov 10:24
    69%

    24The fear of the wicked, it shall come upon him; And the desire of the righteous shall be granted.

  • Prov 6:6
    69%

    6Go to the ant, thou sluggard; Consider her ways, and be wise:

  • Ps 112:10
    69%

    10The wicked shall see it, and be grieved; He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away: The desire of the wicked shall perish.

  • Prov 21:17
    69%

    17He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: He that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.

  • Eccl 5:12
    69%

    12The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep.

  • Job 21:25
    69%

    25And another dieth in bitterness of soul, And never tasteth of good.

  • Prov 21:10
    69%

    10The soul of the wicked desireth evil: His neighbor findeth no favor in his eyes.

  • Prov 11:23
    69%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good; [But] the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Ps 10:3
    69%

    3For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, And the covetous renounceth, [yea], contemneth Jehovah.

  • Job 3:21
    69%

    21Who long for death, but it cometh not, And dig for it more than for hid treasures;

  • Prov 23:4
    69%

    4Weary not thyself to be rich; Cease from thine own wisdom.