Verse 18

But the servant who had received the one talent went away, dug a hole in the ground, and hid his master’s money.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 18:9 : 9 A lazy person in his work is a brother to a destroyer.
  • Prov 26:13-16 : 13 The lazy person says, 'There is a lion in the road, a lion in the streets!' 14 As a door turns on its hinges, so a lazy person turns on their bed. 15 The lazy person buries their hand in the dish and is too weary to bring it back to their mouth. 16 The lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.
  • Hag 1:2-4 : 2 This is what the LORD of Hosts says: These people say, 'The time has not yet come to rebuild the house of the LORD.' 3 Then the word of the LORD came through the prophet Haggai, saying: 4 Is this a time for you to live in your paneled houses, while this house lies in ruins?
  • Mal 1:10 : 10 Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors so you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you, says the LORD of Hosts, and I will not accept any offerings from your hands.
  • Luke 19:20 : 20 Another came and said, 'Master, here is your mina. I kept it laid away in a cloth.'
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 Then you will not become sluggish, but will imitate those who, through faith and patience, inherit the promises.
  • 2 Pet 1:8 : 8 For if these qualities are yours and are increasing, they will keep you from being ineffective or unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.