The King James Version Bible

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Cross References

  1. The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
  2. Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler, Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest. How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
  3. The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
  4. The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
  5. The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
  6. A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
  7. The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
  8. The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
  9. I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction. Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep: So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
  10. The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
  11. The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
  12. His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed: