Ecclesiastes 10:18

King James Version 1611 (Original)

By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:1 : 1 Every wise woman buildeth her house: but the foolish plucketh it down with her hands.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 21:25 : 25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
  • Prov 23:21 : 21 For the drunkard and the glutton shall come to poverty: and drowsiness shall clothe a man with rags.
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, 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 one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
  • Heb 6:11 : 11 And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:
  • 2 Pet 1:5-9 : 5 And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge; 6 And to knowledge temperance; and to temperance patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness charity. 8 For if these things be in you, and abound, they make you that ye shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he that lacketh these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and hath forgotten that he was purged from his old sins. 10 Wherefore the rather, brethren, give diligence to make your calling and election sure: for if ye do these things, ye shall never fall:
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

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

  • Prov 18:9
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    9He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

  • Prov 10:4-5
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    4He becometh poor that dealeth 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 under tribute.

  • Prov 6:9-11
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    9How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?

    10Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:

    11So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

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

  • Prov 24:30-31
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    30I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;

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

  • Prov 21:25
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    25The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

  • Prov 26:13-15
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    13The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

    14As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

    15The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.

  • Prov 24:3
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    3Through wisdom is an house builded; and by understanding it is established:

  • Ps 127:1
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    1 Except the LORD build the house, they labour in vain that build it: except the LORD keep the city, the watchman waketh but in vain.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 12:27
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    27The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

  • Jer 22:13-14
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    13Woe unto him that buildeth his house by unrighteousness, and his chambers by wrong; that useth his neighbour's service without wages, and giveth him not for his work;

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

  • Eccl 10:15-17
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    15The labour of the foolish wearieth every one of them, because 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!

    17Blessed 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
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    18He buildeth his house as a moth, and as a booth that the keeper maketh.

  • Prov 19:24
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    24A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, 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 hands.

  • Prov 13:4
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    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 labour shall increase.

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

  • Prov 10:26
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    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 cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 5:10
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    10Lest strangers be filled with thy wealth; and thy labours be in the house of a stranger;

  • Job 3:14
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    14With kings and counsellors of the earth, which built desolate 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
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    29He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind: and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 22:13
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    13The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.

  • Prov 24:27
    70%

    27Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.

  • Prov 20:13
    70%

    13Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

  • Prov 15:6
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    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure: but in the revenues of the wicked is trouble.

  • Eccl 10:19
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    19A feast is made for laughter, and wine maketh merry: but money answereth all things.

  • Prov 13:23
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    23Much food is in the tillage of the poor: but there is that is destroyed for want of judgment.

  • Prov 14:23
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    23In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

  • Job 20:19
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    19Because he hath oppressed and hath forsaken the poor; because he hath violently taken away an house which he builded not;

  • Ps 28:5
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    5Because they regard not the works of the LORD, nor the operation of his hands, he shall destroy them, and not build them up.

  • Prov 28:19
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    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 it fast, but it shall not endure.

  • Hab 2:9
    69%

    9Woe to him that coveteth an evil covetousness to his house, that he may set his nest on high, that he may be delivered from the power of evil!

  • Deut 8:12
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    12Lest when thou hast eaten and art full, and hast built goodly houses, and dwelt therein;

  • Prov 31:27
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    27She looketh well to the ways of her household, and eateth not the bread of idleness.