Proverbs 18:9

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The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 28:24 : 24 The one who robs his father and mother and says,“There is no transgression,” is a companion to the one who destroys.
  • Prov 10:4 : 4 The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.
  • Prov 23:20-21 : 20 Do not spend time among drunkards, among those who eat too much meat, 21 because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.
  • Matt 25:26 : 26 But his master answered,‘Evil and lazy slave! So you knew that I harvest where I didn’t sow and gather where I didn’t scatter?
  • Prov 24:30-34 : 30 I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks sense. 31 I saw that thorns had grown up all over it, the ground was covered with weeds, and its stone wall was broken down. 32 Then I scrutinized it. I was putting my mind to it– I saw; I took in a lesson: 33 “A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax, 34 and your poverty will come like a bandit, and your need like an armed robber.”
  • Heb 6:12 : 12 so that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and perseverance inherit the promises.
  • Luke 15:13-14 : 13 After a few days, the younger son gathered together all he had and left on a journey to a distant country, and there he squandered his wealth with a wild lifestyle. 14 Then after he had spent everything, a severe famine took place in that country, and he began to be in need.
  • Luke 16:1-2 : 1 The Parable of the Clever Steward Jesus also said to the disciples,“There was a rich man who was informed of accusations that his manager was wasting his assets. 2 So he called the manager in and said to him,‘What is this I hear about you? Turn in the account of your administration, because you can no longer be my manager.’
  • Rom 12:11 : 11 Do not lag in zeal, be enthusiastic in spirit, serve the Lord.
  • Job 30:29 : 29 I have become a brother to jackals and a companion of ostriches.

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    15Laziness brings on a deep sleep, and the idle person will go hungry.

  • Eccl 10:18
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    18Because of laziness the roof caves in, and because of idle hands the house leaks.

  • Prov 15:18-19
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    18A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

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  • Prov 10:4-5
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    4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

    5The one who gathers crops in the summer is a wise son, but the one who sleeps during harvest is a shameful son.

  • Prov 21:25-26
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    25What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands have refused to work.

    26All day long he has craved greedily, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

  • Prov 26:13-16
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    13The sluggard has said,“There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”

    14Like a door that turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.

    15The sluggard has plunged his hand in the dish; he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

    16The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense.

  • Prov 19:24
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    24The sluggard has plunged his hand into the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!

  • Prov 10:26
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    26Like vinegar to the teeth and like smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.

  • Prov 12:27
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    27The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.

  • Prov 13:4
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    4The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

  • Prov 12:24
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    24The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will be put to forced labor.

  • Prov 24:30
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    30I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of one who lacks sense.

  • Prov 6:9-10
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    9How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep?

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

  • Prov 20:4
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    4The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he asks for grain but has nothing.

  • Prov 10:18-19
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    18The one who conceals hatred utters lies, and the one who spreads slander is certainly a fool.

    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • Prov 22:13
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    13The sluggard has said,“There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”

  • Prov 11:29
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    29The one who troubles his family will inherit nothing, and the fool will be a servant to the wise person.

  • Prov 18:8
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    8The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; and they have gone down into the person’s innermost being.

  • Prov 6:19
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    19a false witness who pours out lies, and a person who spreads discord among family members.

  • 2 Thess 3:10-11
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    10For even when we were with you, we used to give you this command:“If anyone is not willing to work, neither should he eat.”

    11For we hear that some among you are living an undisciplined life, not doing their own work but meddling in the work of others.

  • Prov 28:24
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    24The one who robs his father and mother and says,“There is no transgression,” is a companion to the one who destroys.

  • Eccl 10:9
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    9One who quarries stones may be injured by them; one who splits logs may be endangered by them.

  • Prov 23:21
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    21because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

  • Prov 29:24
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    24Whoever shares with a thief is his own enemy; he hears the oath to testify, but does not talk.

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    6Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise!

  • Prov 28:19
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    19The one who works his land will be satisfied with food, but whoever chases daydreams will have his fill of poverty.

  • Prov 24:33
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    33“A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax,

  • Prov 21:5
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    5The plans of the diligent lead only to plenty, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.

  • Prov 13:11
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    11Wealth gained quickly will dwindle away, but the one who gathers it little by little will become rich.

  • Prov 10:16
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    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 11:18
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    18The wicked person earns deceitful wages, but the one who sows righteousness reaps a genuine reward.

  • Prov 18:10
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    10The name of the LORD is like a strong tower; the righteous person runs to it and is set safely on high.

  • Prov 14:29
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    29Someone with great understanding is slow to anger, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

  • Prov 17:18
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    18The one who lacks sense strikes hands in pledge, and puts up financial security for his neighbor.

  • Prov 19:2
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    2It is dangerous to have zeal without knowledge, and the one who acts hastily makes poor choices.

  • Job 12:5
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    5For calamity, there is derision(according to the ideas of the fortunate)– a fate for those whose feet slip!

  • Prov 16:28
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    28A perverse person spreads dissension, and a gossip separates the closest friends.

  • Prov 16:26
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    26A laborer’s appetite has labored for him, for his hunger has pressed him to work.

  • Jer 22:13
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    13Judgment on Jehoiakim“‘Sure to be judged is the king who builds his palace using injustice and treats people unfairly while adding its upper rooms. He makes his countrymen work for him for nothing. He does not pay them for their labor.

  • Eccl 3:9
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    9Man is Ignorant of God’s Timing What benefit can a worker gain from his toil?

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    23In all hard work there is profit, but merely talking about it only brings poverty.