Proverbs 21:25

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

What the sluggard desires will kill him, for his hands have refused to work.

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 13:4 : 4 The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing, but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.
  • Prov 15:19 : 19 The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.
  • Prov 19:24 : 24 The sluggard has plunged his hand into the dish, and he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
  • Prov 20:4 : 4 The sluggard will not plow during the planting season, so at harvest time he asks for grain but has nothing.
  • Prov 22:13 : 13 The sluggard has said,“There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the middle of the streets!”
  • 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.”
  • Prov 26:13 : 13 The sluggard has said,“There is a lion in the road! A lion in the streets!”
  • Prov 26:16 : 16 The sluggard is wiser in his own opinion than seven people who respond with good sense.
  • 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 12:24 : 24 The diligent person will rule, but the slothful will be put to forced labor.
  • Prov 12:27 : 27 The lazy person does not roast his prey, but personal possessions are precious to the diligent.
  • Prov 6:6-9 : 6 Go to the ant, you sluggard; observe its ways and be wise! 7 It has no commander, overseer, or ruler, 8 yet it would prepare its food in the summer; it gathered at the harvest what it will eat. 9 How long, you sluggard, will you lie there? When will you rise from your sleep? 10 A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to relax, 11 and your poverty will come like a robber, and your need like an armed man.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Prov 13:4
    83%

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

  • Prov 19:15-16
    2 verses
    82%

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

    16The one who obeys commandments guards his life; the one who despises his ways will die.

  • Prov 26:13-16
    4 verses
    80%

    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 19:23-24
    2 verses
    79%

    23Fearing the LORD leads to life, and one who does so will live satisfied; he will not be afflicted by calamity.

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

  • Prov 21:26
    79%

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

  • Prov 12:27
    78%

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

  • Prov 12:24
    77%

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

  • Prov 20:4
    77%

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

  • Prov 15:19
    77%

    19The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is like a highway.

  • Prov 10:3-4
    2 verses
    76%

    3The LORD satisfies the appetite of the righteous, but he thwarts the craving of the wicked.

    4The one who is lazy becomes poor, but the one who works diligently becomes wealthy.

  • Prov 18:9
    76%

    9The one who is slack in his work is a brother to one who destroys.

  • Prov 16:26
    75%

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

  • Prov 22:13
    75%

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

  • Eccl 10:18
    75%

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

  • Prov 6:9-10
    2 verses
    74%

    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 21:5-7
    3 verses
    74%

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

    6Making a fortune by a lying tongue is like a vapor driven back and forth; they seek death.

    7The violence done by the wicked will drag them away because they have refused to do what is right.

  • Prov 10:26
    74%

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

  • Prov 24:33
    73%

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

  • Prov 21:24
    72%

    24A proud and arrogant person, whose name is“Scoffer,” acts with overbearing pride.

  • Prov 24:30
    72%

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

  • Eccl 4:5
    72%

    5The fool folds his hands and does no work, so he has nothing to eat but his own flesh.

  • Prov 10:16
    71%

    16The reward which the righteous receive is life; the recompense which the wicked receive is judgment.

  • Prov 1:19
    71%

    19Such are the ways of all who gain profit unjustly; it takes away the life of those who obtain it!

  • Prov 23:21
    71%

    21because drunkards and gluttons become impoverished, and drowsiness clothes them with rags.

  • Prov 13:11-12
    2 verses
    70%

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

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

  • Job 5:2
    70%

    2For wrath kills the foolish person, and anger slays the silly one.

  • Prov 20:13
    70%

    13Do not love sleep, lest you become impoverished; open your eyes so that you might be satisfied with food.

  • Job 20:20
    70%

    20For he knows no satisfaction in his appetite; he does not let anything he desires escape.

  • Eccl 6:7
    70%

    7All of man’s labor is for nothing more than to fill his stomach– yet his appetite is never satisfied!

  • Prov 10:24
    69%

    24What the wicked fears will come on him; what the righteous desire will be granted.

  • Prov 6:6
    69%

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

  • Ps 112:10
    69%

    10When the wicked see this, they will worry; they will grind their teeth in frustration and melt away; the desire of the wicked will perish.

  • Prov 21:17
    69%

    17The one who loves pleasure will be a poor person; whoever loves wine and anointing oil will not be rich.

  • Eccl 5:12
    69%

    12The sleep of the laborer is pleasant– whether he eats little or much– but the wealth of the rich will not allow him to sleep.

  • Job 21:25
    69%

    25And another man dies in bitterness of soul, never having tasted anything good.

  • Prov 21:10
    69%

    10The appetite of the wicked has desired evil; his neighbor is shown no favor in his eyes.

  • Prov 11:23
    69%

    23The desire of the righteous is only good, but the expectation of the wicked is wrath.

  • Ps 10:3
    69%

    3Yes, the wicked man boasts because he gets what he wants; the one who robs others curses and rejects the LORD.

  • Job 3:21
    69%

    21to those who wait for death that does not come, and search for it more than for hidden treasures,

  • Prov 23:4
    69%

    4Do not wear yourself out to become rich; be wise enough to restrain yourself.