In
the name of the Lord Jesus
Christ, we command you,
brothers, to keep away from
every brother who is idle and
who does not live according to
the teaching you received from
us. (2 Thessalonians 3:6)
If
a man is lazy, the rafters sag;
if his hands are idle, the house
leaks. Ecclesiastes 10:18)
Lazy
hands make a man poor, but
diligent hands bring wealth.
(Proverbs 10:4)
The
fool folds his hands and ruins
himself. (Ecclesiastes 4:5)
Diligent
hands will rule, but laziness
ends in slave labor. (Proverbs
12:24)
If
a man will not work, he shall
not eat. (2 Thessalonians 3:10)
A
sluggard does not plow in
season; so at harvest time he
looks but finds nothing.
(Proverbs 20:4)
Go
to the ant, you sluggard;
consider its ways and be wise!
It has no commander, no overseer
or ruler, yet it stores its
provisions in summer and gathers
its food at harvest. (Proverbs
6:6-8)
As
vinegar to the teeth and smoke
to the eyes, so is a sluggard to
those who send him. (Proverbs
10:26)
The
sluggard craves and gets
nothing, but the desires of the
diligent are fully satisfied.
(Proverbs 13:4)
How
long will you lie there, you
sluggard? When will you get up
from your sleep? A little sleep,
a little slumber, a little
folding of the hands to rest -
and poverty will come on you
like a bandit and scarcity like
an armed man. (Proverbs 6:9-11)
Laziness
brings on deep sleep, and the
shiftless man goes hungry.
(Proverbs 19:15)
Do
not love sleep or you will grow
poor; stay awake and you will
have food to spare. (Proverbs
20:13)
A
little sleep, a little slumber,
a little folding of the hands to
rest - and poverty will come on
you like a bandit and scarcity
like an armed man. (Proverbs
24:33-34)
As
a door turns on its hinges, so a
sluggard turns on his bed.
(Proverbs 26:14)
We
do not want you to become lazy,
but to imitate those who through
faith and patience inherit what
has been promised. (Hebrews
6:12)
**Copyright,
2002, Brian Campbell (Permission
is granted to copy for personal
use only.)
