Ecclesiastes 10:18

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:1 : 1 Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 21:25 : 25 The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
  • Prov 23:21 : 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.
  • 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.
  • Heb 6:11 : 11 And we desire that each one of you may show the same diligence unto the fulness of hope even to the end:
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 Yea, and for this very cause adding on your part all diligence, in your faith supply virtue; and in [your] virtue knowledge; 6 and in [your] knowledge self-control; and in [your] self-control patience; and in [your] patience godliness; 7 and in [your] godliness brotherly kindness; and in [your] brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are yours and abound, they make you to be not idle nor unfruitful unto the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 For he that lacketh these things is blind, seeing only what is near, having forgotten the cleansing from his old sins. 10 Wherefore, brethren, give the more diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never stumble:
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:15
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    15Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; And the idle soul shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 18:9
    79%

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

  • Prov 10:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

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

    5He that gathereth in summer is a wise son; [But] he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.

  • Prov 12:24
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    24The hand of the diligent shall bear rule; But the slothful shall be put under taskwork.

  • Prov 6:9-11
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    75%

    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 a robber, And thy want as an armed man.

  • Prov 24:33
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    33[ Yet] a little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to sleep;

  • Prov 24:30-31
    2 verses
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    30I went by the field of the sluggard, And by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

    31And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, The face thereof was covered with nettles, And the stone wall thereof was broken down.

  • Prov 21:25
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    25The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.

  • Prov 26:13-15
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    74%

    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.

  • Prov 24:3
    74%

    3Through wisdom is a house builded; And by understanding it is established;

  • Ps 127:1
    74%

    1[A Song of Ascents; of Solomon]. Except Jehovah build the house, They labor in vain that build it: Except Jehovah keep the city, The watchman waketh but in vain.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns; But the path of the upright is made a highway.

  • Prov 12:27
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    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting; But the precious substance of men [is to] the diligent.

  • Jer 22:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by injustice; that useth his neighbor's service without wages, and giveth him not his hire;

    14that saith, I will build me a wide house and spacious chambers, and cutteth him out windows; and it is ceiled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

  • Eccl 10:15-17
    3 verses
    73%

    15The labor of fools wearieth every one of them; for he knoweth not how to go to the city.

    16Woe to thee, O land, when thy king is a child, and thy princes eat in the morning!

    17Happy art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

  • Job 27:18
    73%

    18He buildeth his house as the moth, And as a booth which the keeper maketh.

  • Prov 19:24
    73%

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

  • Prov 14:1
    72%

    1Every wise woman buildeth her house; But the foolish plucketh it down with her own hands.

  • Prov 13:4
    72%

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

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

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

  • Prov 23:21
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    21For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.

  • Prov 10:26
    71%

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

  • Prov 20:4
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    4The sluggard will not plow by reason of the winter; Therefore he shall beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 5:10
    71%

    10Lest strangers be filled with thy strength, And thy labors [be] in the house of an alien,

  • Job 3:14
    71%

    14With kings and counsellors of the earth, Who built up waste places for themselves;

  • Prov 10:15
    70%

    15The rich man's wealth is his strong city: The destruction of the poor is their poverty.

  • Prov 11:29
    70%

    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind; And the foolish shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 22:13
    70%

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

  • Prov 24:27
    70%

    27Prepare thy work without, And make it ready for thee in the field; And afterwards build thy house.

  • Prov 20:13
    70%

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

  • Prov 15:6
    70%

    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure; But in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Eccl 10:19
    70%

    19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh glad the life; and money answereth all things.

  • Prov 13:23
    70%

    23Much food [is in] the tillage of the poor; But there is that is destroyed by reason of injustice.

  • Prov 14:23
    70%

    23In all labor there is profit; But the talk of the lips [tendeth] only to penury.

  • Job 20:19
    70%

    19For he hath oppressed and forsaken the poor; He hath violently taken away a house, and he shall not build it up.

  • Ps 28:5
    70%

    5Because they regard not the works of Jehovah, Nor the operation of his hands, He will break them down and not build them up.

  • Prov 28:19
    69%

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

  • Job 8:15
    69%

    15He shall lean upon his house, but it shall not stand: He shall hold fast thereby, but it shall not endure.

  • Hab 2:9
    69%

    9Woe to him that getteth an evil gain for his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the hand of evil!

  • Deut 8:12
    69%

    12lest, when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

  • Prov 31:27
    69%

    27She looketh well to the ways of her household, And eateth not the bread of idleness.