Ecclesiastes 10:18

KJV1611 – Modern English

By much slothfulness the building decays; and through idleness of the hands the house leaks.

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  • Prov 14:1 : 1 Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow because of the cold; therefore he shall beg during harvest, and have nothing.
  • Prov 21:25 : 25 The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
  • 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, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I saw, and considered it well; I looked upon it, and received instruction. 33 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep. 34 So shall your poverty come as a robber, and your want as an armed man.
  • Heb 6:11 : 11 And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until 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 self-control; and to self-control patience; and to patience godliness; 7 And to godliness brotherly kindness; and to brotherly kindness love. 8 For if these things are in you and abound, they make you that you shall neither be barren nor unfruitful in the knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ. 9 But he who lacks these things is blind, and cannot see afar off, and has forgotten that he was cleansed from his old sins. 10 Therefore, brethren, be diligent to make your calling and election sure, for if you do these things, you shall never fall:
  • Prov 12:24 : 24 The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

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

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

  • Prov 10:4-5
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    4He becomes poor who deals with a slack hand, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.

    5He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps in harvest is a son who causes shame.

  • Prov 12:24
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    24The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

  • Prov 6:9-11
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    9How long will you sleep, O sluggard? when will you arise out of your sleep?

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

    11So shall your poverty come upon you like a traveler, and your need like an armed man.

  • Prov 24:33
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    33A 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, behold, it was all overgrown with thorns, its surface was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down.

  • Prov 21:25
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    25The desire of the slothful kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

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

    14As the door turns on its hinges, so does the lazy one turn upon his bed.

    15The lazy man hides his hand in his bosom; it grieves him to bring it back to his mouth.

  • Prov 24:3
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    3By wisdom a house is built, and by understanding it is established.

  • Ps 127:1
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    1Unless the LORD builds the house, those who build it labor in vain; unless the LORD keeps the city, the watchman stays awake in vain.

  • Prov 15:19
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    19The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

  • Prov 12:27
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    27The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, but diligence is a man's precious possession.

  • Jer 22:13-14
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    13Woe to him who builds his house by unrighteousness, and his upper rooms by injustice; who uses his neighbor’s service without wages, and gives him nothing for his work;

    14Who says, I will build myself a wide house and large rooms, and cuts him out windows; and it is paneled with cedar, and painted with vermilion.

  • Eccl 10:15-17
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    15The labor of the foolish wearies every one of them, because he does not know how to go to the city.

    16Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child, and your princes eat in the morning!

    17Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

  • Job 27:18
    73%

    18He builds his house like a moth, and like a booth that a keeper makes.

  • Prov 19:24
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    24A slothful man hides his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

  • Prov 14:1
    72%

    1Every wise woman builds her house, but the foolish tears it down with her hands.

  • Prov 13:4
    72%

    4The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing, but the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

  • Prov 13:11
    72%

    11Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished, but he who gathers by labor 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 those who send him.

  • Prov 20:4
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    4The sluggard will not plow because of the cold; therefore he shall beg during harvest, and have nothing.

  • Prov 5:10
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    10Lest strangers be filled with your wealth, and your labors be in the house of a stranger;

  • Job 3:14
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    14With kings and counselors of the earth, who built ruins for themselves;

  • Prov 10:15
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    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 who troubles his own house shall inherit the wind, and the fool shall be servant to the wise of heart.

  • Prov 22:13
    70%

    13The slothful man says, 'There is a lion outside; I shall be slain in the streets.'

  • Prov 24:27
    70%

    27Prepare your work outside, and make it ready for yourself in the field; afterward build your house.

  • Prov 20:13
    70%

    13Do not love sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you shall be satisfied with bread.

  • Prov 15:6
    70%

    6In the house of the righteous is much treasure, but in the income of the wicked is trouble.

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

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

  • Prov 14:23
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    23In all labor there is profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.

  • Job 20:19
    70%

    19Because he has oppressed and has forsaken the poor; because he has violently taken away a house he did not build;

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

  • Prov 28:19
    69%

    19He who tills his land shall have plenty of bread, but he who follows vain persons shall have poverty enough.

  • Job 8:15
    69%

    15He shall lean on his house, but it will not stand; he shall hold it fast, but it will not endure.

  • Hab 2:9
    69%

    9Woe to him who covets 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
    69%

    12Lest when you have eaten and are full, and have built beautiful houses, and dwelt therein;

  • Prov 31:27
    69%

    27She watches over the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.