Ecclesiastes 10:18

Bishops' Bible (1568)

Thorowe slouthfulnesse the balkes fall downe, and thorowe idle handes it rayneth in at the house.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:1 : 1 Wyse women vpholde their house: but a foolishe wyfe plucketh it downe.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter: therefore shall he begge in sommer, and haue nothing.
  • Prov 21:25 : 25 The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his handes wyll not labour.
  • Prov 23:21 : 21 For suche as be drunkardes and riotours shall come to pouertie: and he that is geuen to muche sleepe, shall go with a ragged coate.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the foolishe man: 31 And lo, it was all couered with nettles, and stoode full of thornes, and the stone wall was broken downe. 32 This I sawe, and considered it well: I looked vpon it, and toke it for a warning. 33 Yea sleepe on styll I say a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle: 34 So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie lyke a weaponed man.
  • Heb 6:11 : 11 Yea and we desire that euery one of you do shewe the same diligence, to the full assuraunce of hope, vnto the ende,
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 And herevnto geue all diligence: in your fayth minister vertue, in vertue knowledge, 6 In knowledge temperaunce, in temperaunce pacience, in pacience godlynesse, 7 In godlynesse brotherly kyndnesse, in brotherly kyndnesse loue. 8 For yf these thynges be among you, and be plenteous, they wyll make you that ye neither shalbe idle nor vnfruitefull in the knowledge of our Lorde Iesus Christe. 9 But he that lacketh these thynges, is blynde, and can not see farre of, & hath forgotten that he was purged from his olde sinnes. 10 Wherfore brethren, geue the more diligence for to make your callyng and election sure: For yf ye do such thynges, ye shall neuer fall.
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 A diligent hande shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 19:15
    80%

    15Slouthfulnesse bryngeth sleepe, and a soule accustomed with craft, shall suffer hunger.

  • Prov 18:9
    79%

    9Who so is slouthfull in his labour, is the brother of hym that is a waster.

  • Prov 10:4-5
    2 verses
    77%

    4An idle hande maketh poore: but a quicke labouring hande maketh riche.

    5Who so gathereth in sommer is wyse: but he that is sluggishe in haruest, bringeth hym selfe to confusion.

  • Prov 12:24
    76%

    24A diligent hande shall beare rule: but the idle shalbe vnder tribute.

  • Prov 6:9-11
    3 verses
    75%

    9Howe long wylt thou sleepe thou sluggishe man? When wylt thou aryse out of thy sleepe?

    10Yea, sleepe on still a litle, slumber a litle, folde thyne handes together yet a litle that thou mayest sleepe:

    11So shall pouertie come vnto thee as one that trauayleth by the way, and necessitie like a weaponed man.

  • Prov 24:33
    75%

    33Yea sleepe on styll I say a litle, slumber a litle, folde thy handes together yet a litle:

  • Prov 24:30-31
    2 verses
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    30I went by the fielde of the slouthfull, and by the vineyarde of the foolishe man:

    31And lo, it was all couered with nettles, and stoode full of thornes, and the stone wall was broken downe.

  • Prov 21:25
    75%

    25The desire of the slouthfull kylleth him: for his handes wyll not labour.

  • Prov 26:13-15
    3 verses
    74%

    13The slouthfull saith, there is a lion in the way, and a lion in the middest of the streates.

    14Like as the doore turneth about vpon the hynges: euen so doth the slouthfull walter him selfe in his bed.

    15The slouthfull body thrusteth his hande into his bosome, and it greeueth hym to put it agayne to his mouth.

  • Prov 24:3
    74%

    3Thorowe wysdome is an house buylded, & with vnderstanding is it set vp.

  • Ps 127:1
    74%

    1A song of high degrees (made) for Solomon. If GOD wyll not buylde the house, they labour in vayne that buylde it: if God kepe not the citie, the watchman waketh in vayne.

  • Prov 15:19
    74%

    19The way of a slouthfull man is as an hedge of thornes: but the way of the ryghteous is playne.

  • Prov 12:27
    73%

    27The deciptfull man shall not coste that he toke in huntyng: but the riches of the iust man is of great value.

  • Jer 22:13-14
    2 verses
    73%

    13Wo worth hym that buyldeth his house with vnrighteousnesse, and his parlours with the good that he hath gotten by violence, which neuer recompenceth his neighbours labour, nor payeth hym his hyre:

    14Who thinketh in hym selfe, I wyll buylde me a wyde house and gorgious parlours, who causeth windowes to be hewen therin, and the seelinges and ioystes maketh he of Cedar, and painteth them with Sinoper.

  • Eccl 10:15-17
    3 verses
    73%

    15The labour of the foolishe is greeuous vnto them, whyle they know not howe to go into the citie.

    16Wo be vnto thee O thou lande, whose kyng is but a chylde, and whose princes are early at their bankettes.

    17But well is thee O thou lande, whose kyng is come of nobles, and whose princes eate in due season for necessitie, and not for lust.

  • Job 27:18
    73%

    18He buyldeth his house as the moth, & as a booth that the watchman maketh.

  • Prov 19:24
    73%

    24A slouthfull man shutteth his hande into his bosome, and wyll not take payne to put it to his mouth.

  • Prov 14:1
    72%

    1Wyse women vpholde their house: but a foolishe wyfe plucketh it downe.

  • Prov 13:4
    72%

    4The sluggarde woulde fayne haue and can not get his desire: but the soule of the diligent shall haue plentie.

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11Uaynly gotten goodes are soone spent: but they that be gathered together with the hande, shall encrease.

  • Prov 23:21
    72%

    21For suche as be drunkardes and riotours shall come to pouertie: and he that is geuen to muche sleepe, shall go with a ragged coate.

  • Prov 10:26
    71%

    26As vineger is to the teeth, & as smoke is vnto the eyes: euen so is a sluggishe person to them that sendeth him foorth.

  • Prov 20:4
    71%

    4A slouthfull body wyll not go to plow for colde of the winter: therefore shall he begge in sommer, and haue nothing.

  • Prov 5:10
    71%

    10That other men be not filled with thy vertues, and that thy labours come not in a straunge house.

  • Job 3:14
    71%

    14Lyke as the kinges and lordes of the earth, which haue buylded them selues speciall places,

  • Prov 10:15
    70%

    15The riche mans goodes are his strong holde: but their owne pouertie feareth the poore.

  • Prov 11:29
    70%

    29Who so maketh disquietnesse in his owne house, he shal haue winde for his heritage: and the foole shalbe seruaunt to the wise.

  • Prov 22:13
    70%

    13The slouthfull body saith there is a Lion without: I might be slaine in the streate.

  • Prov 24:27
    70%

    27Make redie thy worke that is without, and looke well vnto that whiche thou hast in the fielde: and then buylde thyne house.

  • Prov 20:13
    70%

    13Loue not sleepe, lest thou come vnto pouertie: but open thyne eyes, that thou mayest haue bread inough.

  • Prov 15:6
    70%

    6The house of the ryghteous is full of riches: but in the fruites of the vngodly there is trouble.

  • Eccl 10:19
    70%

    19Meate maketh men to laugh, and wine maketh them merie: but vnto money are all thinges obedient.

  • Prov 13:23
    70%

    23There is plenteousnesse of foode in the fieldes of the poore: but the fielde not well ordered, is without fruite.

  • Prov 14:23
    70%

    23In euery labour there is some profite: but vayne wordes bryng foorth onely penurie.

  • Job 20:19
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    19And why? he hath oppressed the poore, and not helped them: houses hath he spoyled, and not builded them.

  • Ps 28:5
    70%

    5For they geue not their minde to vnderstande the doynges of God and the worke of his handes: therefore he wyll breake them downe, and not buylde them vp.

  • Prov 28:19
    69%

    19He that tylleth his lande shall haue plenteousnes of bread: but he that foloweth idle persons, shall haue pouertie inough.

  • Job 8:15
    69%

    15He shal leane vpon his house, but it shal not stande: he shall holde him fast by it, yet shall it not endure.

  • Hab 2:9
    69%

    9Wo he that coueteth an euyll couetousnesse to his house, that he may set his nest on hie, to escape from the power of euyll.

  • Deut 8:12
    69%

    12Yea, and when thou hast eaten and filled thy selfe, and hast buylt goodly houses and dwelt therein:

  • Prov 31:27
    69%

    27She loketh well to the wayes of her housholde: and eateth not her bread with idlenesse.