Proverbs 20:4

Authorized King James Version (1611)

¶ The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; [therefore] shall he beg in harvest, and [have] nothing.

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  • Prov 19:15 : 15 ¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
  • Prov 19:24 : 24 ¶ A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
  • Prov 10:4 : 4 ¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • Prov 13:4 : 4 ¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  • Prov 24:34 : 34 So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 ¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets. 14 ¶ [As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed. 15 ¶ The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth. 16 ¶ The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
  • Matt 25:3-9 : 3 ‹They that› [were] ‹foolish took their lamps, and took no oil with them:› 4 ‹But the wise took oil in their vessels with their lamps.› 5 ‹While the bridegroom tarried, they all slumbered and slept.› 6 ‹And at midnight there was a cry made, Behold, the bridegroom cometh; go ye out to meet him.› 7 ‹Then all those virgins arose, and trimmed their lamps.› 8 ‹And the foolish said unto the wise, Give us of your oil; for our lamps are gone out.› 9 ‹But the wise answered, saying,› [Not so]; ‹lest there be not enough for us and you: but go ye rather to them that sell, and buy for yourselves.› 10 ‹And while they went to buy, the bridegroom came; and they that were ready went in with him to the marriage: and the door was shut.›
  • Matt 25:24-28 : 24 ‹Then he which had received the one talent came and said, Lord, I knew thee that thou art an hard man, reaping where thou hast not sown, and gathering where thou hast not strawed:› 25 ‹And I was afraid, and went and hid thy talent in the earth: lo,› [there] ‹thou hast› [that is] ‹thine.› 26 ‹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 have not strawed:› 27 ‹Thou oughtest therefore to have put my money to the exchangers, and› [then] ‹at my coming I should have received mine own with usury.› 28 ‹Take therefore the talent from him, and give› [it] ‹unto him which hath ten talents.›
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 ¶ And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make [you that ye shall] neither [be] barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall: 11 For so an entrance shall be ministered unto you abundantly into the everlasting kingdom of our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ.
  • Prov 6:10-11 : 10 [Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: 11 So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

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    4¶ The soul of the sluggard desireth, and [hath] nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

  • Prov 21:25-26
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    25¶ The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

    26He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.

  • Prov 19:15
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    15¶ Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 10:4-5
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    4¶ He becometh poor that dealeth [with] a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

    5¶ He that gathereth in summer [is] a wise son: [but] he that sleepeth in harvest [is] a son that causeth shame.

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    24¶ A slothful [man] hideth his hand in [his] bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 6:6-11
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    6¶ Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

    7Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,

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    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:

    11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 24:30
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    30¶ I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

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    13¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion in the way; a lion [is] in the streets.

    14¶ [As] the door turneth upon his hinges, so [doth] the slothful upon his bed.

    15¶ The slothful hideth his hand in [his] bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

    16¶ The sluggard [is] wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.

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    19¶ The way of the slothful [man is] as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous [is] made plain.

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    27¶ The slothful [man] roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man [is] precious.

  • Eccl 11:4
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    4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.

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    19¶ He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain [persons] shall have poverty enough.

  • Prov 18:9
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    9¶ He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

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    24¶ The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

  • Prov 20:3
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  • Eccl 10:18
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    18By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

  • Prov 21:5
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    5¶ The thoughts of the diligent [tend] only to plenteousness; but of every one [that is] hasty only to want.

  • Prov 22:13
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    13¶ The slothful [man] saith, [There is] a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

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    11¶ He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain [persons is] void of understanding.

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

    34So shall thy poverty come [as] one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.

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    24Doth the plowman plow all day to sow? doth he open and break the clods of his ground?

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    6They reap [every one] his corn in the field: and they gather the vintage of the wicked.

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

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  • Matt 25:26
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    5¶ Counsel in the heart of man [is like] deep water; but a man of understanding will draw it out.

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    6The husbandman that laboureth must be first partaker of the fruits.

  • 2 Thess 3:10
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    10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

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

  • Deut 24:15
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    15At his day thou shalt give [him] his hire, neither shall the sun go down upon it; for he [is] poor, and setteth his heart upon it: lest he cry against thee unto the LORD, and it be sin unto thee.

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    20Surely he shall not feel quietness in his belly, he shall not save of that which he desired.

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    6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both [shall be] alike good.