Language
Proverbs
6:6 -
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Proverbs
6:7 -
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Proverbs
6:8 -
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
Proverbs
13:4 -
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbs
24:30 -
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
Proverbs
24:31 -
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
Proverbs
24:32 -
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
Proverbs
24:33 -
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Proverbs
24:34 -
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Ecclesiastes
9:10 -
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.
Galatians
6:9 -
And let us not be weary in well doing: for in due season we shall reap, if we faint not.
Ephesians
5:15 -
See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise,
Ephesians
5:16 -
Redeeming the time, because the days are evil.
Colossians
3:23 -
And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;
2 Thessalonians
3:10 -
For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.
2 Thessalonians
3:11 -
For we hear that there are some which walk among you disorderly, working not at all, but are busybodies.
James
4:17 -
Therefore to him that knoweth to do good, and doeth it not, to him it is sin.
1 Peter
5:8 -
Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour: