Proverbs 10:26
Like acid drink to the teeth and as smoke to the eyes, so is the hater of work to those who send him.
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Referenced Verses
- Prov 25:13 : 13 As the cold of snow in the time of grain-cutting, so is a true servant to those who send him; for he gives new life to the soul of his master.
- Prov 25:20 : 20 Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
- Prov 26:6 : 6 He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
- Matt 25:26 : 26 But his lord in answer said to him, You are a bad and unready servant; if you had knowledge that I get in grain where I did not put seed, and make profits for which I have done no work,
- Rom 12:11 : 11 Be not slow in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants;
- Heb 6:12 : 12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their long waiting.
- Isa 65:5 : 5 Who say, Keep away, do not come near me, for fear that I make you holy: these are a smoke in my nose, a fire burning all day.
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- Prov 26:13-164 verses76%
13 The hater of work says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14 A door is turned on its pillar, and the hater of work on his bed.
15 The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin: lifting it again to his mouth is a weariness to him.
16 The hater of work seems to himself wiser than seven men who are able to give an answer with good sense.
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9 He who does not give his mind to his work is brother to him who makes destruction.
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19 Thorns are round the way of the hater of work; but the road of the hard worker becomes a highway.
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25 The desire of the hater of work is death to him, for his hands will do no work.
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15 Hate of work sends deep sleep on a man: and he who has no industry will go without food.
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9 How long will you be sleeping, O hater of work? when will you get up from your sleep?
10 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
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24 The hater of work puts his hand deep into the basin, and will not even take it to his mouth again.
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30 I went by the field of the hater of work, and by the vine-garden of the man without sense;
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4 The hater of work does not get his desires, but the soul of the hard workers will be made fat.
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18 When no work is done the roof goes in, and when the hands do nothing water comes into the house.
- Prov 26:6-116 verses71%
6 He who sends news by the hand of a foolish man is cutting off his feet and drinking in damage.
7 The legs of one who has no power of walking are hanging loose; so is a wise saying in the mouth of the foolish.
8 Giving honour to a foolish man is like attempting to keep a stone fixed in a cord.
9 Like a thorn which goes up into the hand of a man overcome by drink, so is a wise saying in the mouth of a foolish man.
10 Like an archer wounding all who go by, is a foolish man overcome by drink.
11 Like a dog going back to the food which he has not been able to keep down, is the foolish man doing his foolish acts over again.
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13 The hater of work says, There is a lion outside: I will be put to death in the streets.
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6 Go to the ant, you hater of work; give thought to her ways and be wise:
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27 He who is slow in his work does not go in search of food; but the ready worker gets much wealth.
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27 The fear of the Lord gives long life, but the years of the evil-doer will be cut short.
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4 The hater of work will not do his ploughing because of the winter; so at the time of grain-cutting he will be requesting food and will get nothing.
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24 The hand of the ready worker will have authority, but he who is slow in his work will be put to forced work.
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33 A little sleep, a little rest, a little folding of the hands in sleep:
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5 In the thought of him who is in comfort there is no respect for one who is in trouble; such is the fate of those whose feet are slipping.
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21 For those who take delight in drink and feasting will come to be in need; and through love of sleep a man will be poorly clothed.
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18 Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
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4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth.
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10 He who makes signs with his eyes is a cause of trouble, but he who makes a man see his errors is a cause of peace.
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27 A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
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4 Give no sleep to your eyes, or rest to them;
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18 As one who is off his head sends about flaming sticks and arrows of death,
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10 For though they are like twisted thorns, and are overcome as with drink, they will come to destruction like stems of grass fully dry.
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32 In the end, its bite is like that of a snake, its wound like the wound of a poison-snake.
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16 The work of the upright gives life: the increase of the evil-doer is a cause of sin.
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6 Like the cracking of thorns under a pot, so is the laugh of a foolish man; and this again is to no purpose.
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20 Like one who takes off clothing in cold weather and like acid on a wound, is he who makes melody to a sad heart.
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11 If a snake gives a bite before the word of power is said, then there is no longer any use in the word of power.
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10 The sinner will see it with grief; he will be wasted away with envy; the desire of the evil-doers will come to nothing.
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1 Dead flies make the oil of the perfumer give out an evil smell; more valued is a little wisdom than the great glory of the foolish.
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3 A whip for the horse, a mouth-bit for the ass, and a rod for the back of the foolish.
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5 Thorns and nets are in the way of the twisted: he who keeps watch over his soul will be far from them.
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8 Let them be like an after-birth which is turned to water and comes to an end; like the fruit of a woman who gives birth before her time, let them not see the sun.
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18 For evil was burning like a fire; the blackberries and thorns were burned up; the thick woods took fire, rolling up in dark clouds of smoke.
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9 He who gets out stones from the earth will be damaged by them, and in the cutting of wood there is danger.
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29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish.