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Passage Lookup: 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
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Go to the ant, you sluggard; consider its ways and be wise!
Proverbs 6:7
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It has no commander, no overseer or ruler,
Proverbs 6:8
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yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest.
Proverbs 6:9
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How long will you lie there, you sluggard? When will you get up from your sleep?
Proverbs 6:10
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-
Proverbs 6:11
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and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 10:4
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Lazy hands make a man poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Proverbs 10:5
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He who gathers crops in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Proverbs 10:26
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As vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is a sluggard to those who send him.
Proverbs 12:11
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He who works his land will have abundant food, but he who chases fantasies lacks judgment.
Proverbs 12:24
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Diligent hands will rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.
Proverbs 12:27
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The lazy man does not roast his game, but the diligent man prizes his possessions.
Proverbs 13:4
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The sluggard craves and gets nothing, but the desires of the diligent are fully satisfied.
Proverbs 14:4
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Where there are no oxen, the manger is empty, but from the strength of an ox comes an abundant harvest.
Proverbs 14:23
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All hard work brings a profit, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
Proverbs 15:19
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The way of the sluggard is blocked with thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 16:26
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The laborer's appetite works for him; his hunger drives him on.
Proverbs 18:9
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One who is slack in his work is brother to one who destroys.
Proverbs 19:15
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Laziness brings on deep sleep, and the shiftless man goes hungry.
Proverbs 19:24
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The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
Proverbs 20:4
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A sluggard does not plow in season; so at harvest time he looks but finds nothing.
Proverbs 20:13
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Do not love sleep or you will grow poor; stay awake and you will have food to spare.
Proverbs 21:17
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He who loves pleasure will become poor; whoever loves wine and oil will never be rich.
Proverbs 21:25
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The sluggard's craving will be the death of him, because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 21:26
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All day long he craves for more, but the righteous give without sparing.
Proverbs 22:29
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Do you see a man skilled in his work? He will serve before kings; he will not serve before obscure men.
Proverbs 24:27
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Finish your outdoor work and get your fields ready; after that, build your house.
Proverbs 24:30
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I went past the field of the sluggard, past the vineyard of the man who lacks judgment;
Proverbs 24:31
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thorns had come up everywhere, the ground was covered with weeds, and the stone wall was in ruins.
Proverbs 24:32
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I applied my heart to what I observed and learned a lesson from what I saw:
Proverbs 24:33
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A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest-
Proverbs 24:34
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and poverty will come on you like a bandit and scarcity like an armed man.
Proverbs 26:14
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As a door turns on its hinges, so a sluggard turns on his bed.
Proverbs 27:18
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He who tends a fig tree will eat its fruit, and he who looks after his master will be honored.
Proverbs 27:23
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Be sure you know the condition of your flocks, give careful attention to your herds;
Proverbs 27:24
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for riches do not endure forever, and a crown is not secure for all generations.
Proverbs 27:25
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When the hay is removed and new growth appears and the grass from the hills is gathered in,
Proverbs 27:26
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the lambs will provide you with clothing, and the goats with the price of a field.
Proverbs 27:27
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You will have plenty of goats' milk to feed you and your family and to nourish your servant girls.
Proverbs 28:19
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He who works his land will have abundant food, but the one who chases fantasies will have his fill of poverty.
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