Proverbs 21:25

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The desire of the lazy person kills them, for their hands refuse to work.

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  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
  • Prov 15:19 : 19 The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.
  • Prov 19:24 : 24 The sluggard buries his hand in the dish but will not even bring it back to his mouth.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard does not plow in the winter; at harvest time he looks for something, but finds nothing.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The lazy person says, 'There's a lion outside! I might be killed in the streets!'
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense. 31 Thorns had grown all over it, the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 I observed and took it to heart; I saw it and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, 34 and poverty will come upon you like a robber and need like an armed man.
  • Prov 26:13 : 13 The lazy person says, 'There is a lion in the road, a lion in the streets!'
  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.
  • Matt 25:26 : 26 His master answered, ‘You wicked and lazy servant! You knew that I harvest where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered.
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The diligent hand will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 The lazy do not roast their game, but diligent people prize their possessions.
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise. 7 She has no commander, no overseer or ruler, 8 yet she prepares her food in the summer and gathers her provisions at harvest. 9 How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest— 11 and poverty will come upon you like a thief and scarcity like an armed man.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:4
    83%

    4The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.

  • Prov 19:15-16
    2 verses
    82%

    15Laziness brings on deep sleep, and a lazy soul will go hungry.

    16The one who keeps the commandment preserves their soul, but whoever despises their ways will die.

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    80%

    13The lazy person says, 'There is a lion in the road, a lion in the streets!'

    14As a door turns on its hinges, so a lazy person turns on their bed.

    15The lazy person buries their hand in the dish and is too weary to bring it back to their mouth.

    16The lazy person is wiser in their own eyes than seven people who answer sensibly.

  • Prov 19:23-24
    2 verses
    79%

    23The fear of the LORD leads to life; one is content and rests untroubled by harm.

    24The sluggard buries his hand in the dish but will not even bring it back to his mouth.

  • Prov 21:26
    79%

    26All day long they crave and crave, but the righteous give and do not hold back.

  • Prov 12:27
    78%

    27The lazy do not roast their game, but diligent people prize their possessions.

  • Prov 12:24
    77%

    24The diligent hand will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

  • Prov 20:4
    77%

    4The sluggard does not plow in the winter; at harvest time he looks for something, but finds nothing.

  • Prov 15:19
    77%

    19The path of the lazy is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the upright is smooth.

  • Prov 10:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3The LORD will not let the righteous go hungry, but He thrusts aside the craving of the wicked.

    4Laziness leads to poverty, but diligent hands bring wealth.

  • Prov 18:9
    76%

    9A lazy person in his work is a brother to a destroyer.

  • Prov 16:26
    75%

    26The laborer’s appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.

  • Prov 22:13
    75%

    13The lazy person says, 'There's a lion outside! I might be killed in the streets!'

  • Eccl 10:18
    75%

    18Because of laziness, the roof sinks, and through idle hands, the house leaks.

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    9How long will you lie there, sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?

    10A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest—

  • Prov 21:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

    5The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

    6The acquisition of treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a trap of death.

    7The violence of the wicked will sweep them away because they refuse to act justly.

  • Prov 10:26
    74%

    26Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.

  • Prov 24:33
    73%

    33A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

  • Prov 21:24
    72%

    24The proud and arrogant person, named 'Scoffer,' acts with excessive pride.

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

    30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one lacking sense.

  • Eccl 4:5
    72%

    5The fool folds his hands and ruins himself.

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

    16The wages of the righteous lead to life, but the income of the wicked leads to sin.

  • Prov 1:19
    71%

    19Such are the ways of everyone who gains unjust profit; it takes away the life of its owners.

  • Prov 23:21
    71%

    21For the drunkard and the glutton will become poor, and drowsiness will clothe them in rags.

  • Prov 13:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

    11Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.

    12Hope deferred makes the heart sick, but a longing fulfilled is a tree of life.

  • Job 5:2
    70%

    2For anger kills the fool, and jealousy slays the simple.

  • Prov 20:13
    70%

    13Do not love sleep, lest you become poor; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.

  • Job 20:20
    70%

    20Because he knew no peace in his heart, he will not retain any of his treasures.

  • Eccl 6:7
    70%

    7All human toil is for their mouth, yet their appetite is never satisfied.

  • Prov 10:24
    69%

    24What the wicked dread will come upon them, but the desire of the righteous will be granted.

  • Prov 6:6
    69%

    6Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider her ways and be wise.

  • Ps 112:10
    69%

    10The wicked will see it and be angry; they will gnash their teeth and melt away. The desires of the wicked will perish.

  • Prov 21:17
    69%

    17Whoever loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will not become rich.

  • Eccl 5:12
    69%

    12I have seen a grievous evil under the sun: wealth hoarded to the harm of its owners.

  • Job 21:25
    69%

    25While another dies in bitterness of soul, having never tasted prosperity.

  • Prov 21:10
    69%

    10The soul of the wicked desires evil; his neighbor finds no favor in his eyes.

  • Prov 11:23
    69%

    23The desire of the righteous brings only good, but the hope of the wicked leads to wrath.

  • Ps 10:3
    69%

    3For the wicked boasts of the desires of his heart, and the greedy man curses and spurns the Lord.

  • Job 3:21
    69%

    21To those who long for death, but it does not come, and dig for it more than for hidden treasures.

  • Prov 23:4
    69%

    4Do not wear yourself out trying to become rich; stop relying on your own understanding.