Proverbs 18:9

American Standard Version (1901)

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:24 : 24 Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.
  • Prov 10:4 : 4 He becometh poor that worketh with a slack hand; But the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
  • Prov 23:20-21 : 20 Be not among winebibbers, Among gluttonous eaters of flesh: 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty; And drowsiness will clothe [a man] with rags.
  • 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 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 6:12 : 12 that ye be not sluggish, but imitators of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
  • Luke 15:13-14 : 13 And not many days after, the younger son gathered all together and took his journey into a far country; and there he wasted his substance with riotous living. 14 And when he had spent all, there arose a mighty famine in that country; and he began to be in want.
  • Luke 16:1-2 : 1 And he said also unto the disciples, There was a certain rich man, who had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he was wasting his goods. 2 And he called him, and said unto him, What is this that I hear of thee? render the account of thy stewardship; for thou canst be no longer steward.
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 in diligence not slothful; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;
  • Job 30:29 : 29 I am a brother to jackals, And a companion to ostriches.

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.

  • Eccl 10:18
    79%

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

  • Prov 15:18-19
    2 verses
    77%

    18A wrathful man stirreth up contention; But he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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

  • Prov 10:4-5
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    76%

    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 21:25-26
    2 verses
    76%

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

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

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    75%

    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 19:24
    75%

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

  • Prov 10:26
    75%

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

  • Prov 12:27
    75%

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

  • Prov 13:4
    75%

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

  • Prov 12:24
    73%

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

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

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

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    72%

    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 20:4
    72%

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

  • Prov 10:18-19
    2 verses
    72%

    18He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

    19In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

  • Prov 22:13
    71%

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

  • Prov 11:29
    71%

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

  • Prov 18:8
    71%

    8The words of a whisperer are as dainty morsels, And they go down into the innermost parts.

  • Prov 6:19
    71%

    19A false witness that uttereth lies, And he that soweth discord among brethren.

  • 2 Thess 3:10-11
    2 verses
    71%

    10For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, If any will not work, neither let him eat.

    11For we hear of some that walk among you disorderly, that work not at all, but are busybodies.

  • Prov 28:24
    71%

    24Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression, The same is the companion of a destroyer.

  • Eccl 10:9
    71%

    9Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

  • Prov 23:21
    70%

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

  • Prov 29:24
    70%

    24Whoso is partner with a thief hateth his own soul; He heareth the adjuration and uttereth nothing.

  • Prov 6:6
    70%

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

  • Prov 28:19
    70%

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

  • Prov 24:33
    70%

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

  • Prov 21:5
    70%

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

  • Prov 13:11
    70%

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

  • Prov 10:16
    69%

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

  • Prov 11:18
    69%

    18The wicked earneth deceitful wages; But he that soweth righteousness [hath] a sure reward.

  • Prov 18:10
    69%

    10The name of Jehovah is a strong tower; The righteous runneth into it, and is safe.

  • Prov 14:29
    69%

    29He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; But he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

  • Prov 17:18
    69%

    18A man void of understanding striketh hands, And becometh surety in the presence of his neighbor.

  • Prov 19:2
    69%

    2Also, that the soul be without knowledge is not good; And he that hasteth with his feet sinneth.

  • Job 12:5
    69%

    5In the thought of him that is at ease there is contempt for misfortune; It is ready for them whose foot slippeth.

  • Prov 16:28
    69%

    28A perverse man scattereth abroad strife; And a whisperer separateth chief friends.

  • Prov 16:26
    69%

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

  • Jer 22:13
    69%

    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;

  • Eccl 3:9
    69%

    9What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboreth?

  • Prov 14:23
    68%

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