Proverbs 6:6–11; Proverbs 10:4–5; Proverbs 10:26; Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 12:27; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 14:4; Proverbs 14:23; Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 16:26; Proverbs 18:9; Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 20:13; Proverbs 21:17; Proverbs 21:25–26; Proverbs 22:29; Proverbs 24:27; Proverbs 24:30–34; Proverbs 26:14; Proverbs 27:18; Proverbs 27:23–27; Proverbs 28:19

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Proverbs 6:6–11

jGo to kthe ant, O lsluggard;

consider her ways, and mbe wise.

nWithout having any chief,

oofficer, or ruler,

she prepares her bread pin summer

and qgathers her food in harvest.

rHow long will you lie there, lO sluggard?

When will you arise from your sleep?

10  sA little sleep, a little slumber,

ta little sfolding of the hands to rest,

11  uand poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and want like an armed man.


Proverbs 10:4–5

A slack hand jcauses poverty,

kbut the hand of the diligent makes rich.

He who lgathers in summer is a prudent son,

but he who sleeps in harvest is ma son who brings shame.


Proverbs 10:26

26  Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes,

so is the sluggard to those who send him.


Proverbs 12:11

11  pWhoever works his land qwill have plenty of bread,

rbut he who follows sworthless pursuits lacks sense.


Proverbs 12:24

24  lThe hand of the diligent will rule,

while the slothful will be mput to forced labor.


Proverbs 12:27

27  oWhoever is slothful will not roast his game,

but the diligent man will get precious wealth.1


Proverbs 13:4

wThe soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,

while the soul of the diligent xis richly supplied.


Proverbs 14:4

Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean,

but abundant crops come by the strength of the ox.


Proverbs 14:23

23  In all toil there is profit,

but mere talk ktends only to poverty.


Proverbs 15:19

19  The way of ha sluggard is like a hedge of ithorns,

but the path of the upright is ja level highway.


Proverbs 16:26

26  A worker’s appetite works for him;

his xmouth urges him on.


Proverbs 18:9

Whoever is slack in his work

is a hbrother to him who destroys.


Proverbs 19:15

15  ySlothfulness casts into za deep sleep,

and aan idle person will suffer hunger.


Proverbs 19:24

24  oThe sluggard buries his hand in pthe dish

and will not even bring it back to his mouth.


Proverbs 20:4

eThe sluggard does not plow in the autumn;

fhe will seek at harvest and have nothing.


Proverbs 20:13

13  sLove not sleep, lest you tcome to poverty;

open your eyes, and you will have uplenty of bread.


Proverbs 21:17

17  Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man;

he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.


Proverbs 21:25–26

25  The desire of gthe sluggard kills him,

for his hands refuse to labor.

26  All day long he craves and craves,

but the righteous hgives and does not hold back.


Proverbs 22:29

29  Do you see a man skillful in his work?

He will bstand before kings;

he will not stand before obscure men.


Proverbs 24:27

27  ePrepare your work outside;

get everything ready for yourself in the field,

and after that build your house.


Proverbs 24:30–34

30  hI passed by the field of a sluggard,

by the vineyard of a man ilacking sense,

31  and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns;

the ground was covered with nettles,

and its stone jwall was broken down.

32  Then I saw and kconsidered it;

I looked and received instruction.

33  lA little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to rest,

34  and poverty will come upon you like a robber,

and want like an armed man.


Proverbs 26:14

14  As a door turns on its hinges,

so does a sluggard on his bed.


Proverbs 27:18

18  rWhoever tends a fig tree will eat its fruit,

and he who sguards his master will be honored.


Proverbs 27:23–27

23  yKnow well the condition of your flocks,

and ygive attention to your herds,

24  for zriches do not last forever;

and does a crown endure to all generations?

25  aWhen the grass is gone and the new growth appears

and the vegetation of the mountains is gathered,

26  bthe lambs will provide your clothing,

and the goats the price of a field.

27  bThere will be enough goats’ milk for your food,

for the food of your household

and maintenance for your girls.


Proverbs 28:19

19  iWhoever works his land will have plenty of bread,

but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.