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Tuesday, May 7th, 2024
the Sixth Week after Easter
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 6:6-11; Proverbs 10:4; Proverbs 10:5; Proverbs 10:26; Proverbs 12:11; Proverbs 12:24; Proverbs 12:27; Proverbs 13:4; Proverbs 13:11; Proverbs 14:4; Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 16:26; Proverbs 17:2; Proverbs 18:9; Proverbs 19:15; Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 20:13; Proverbs 21:5; Proverbs 21:17; Proverbs 21:25-26; Proverbs 22:13; Proverbs 22:29; Proverbs 24:10; Proverbs 24:27; Proverbs 24:30-34; Proverbs 25:2; Proverbs 25:13; Proverbs 26:13-16; Proverbs 27:23; Proverbs 28:19; Proverbs 30:24-28
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48 verses • Page 1 of 3
Go to the ant, you lazy one, Observe its ways and be wise,
Proverbs 6:6
Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:
Which, having no chief, Officer, or ruler,
Proverbs 6:7
Which having no guide, overseer, or ruler,
Prepares its food in the summer And gathers its provision in the harvest.
Proverbs 6:8
Provideth her meat in the summer, and gathereth her food in the harvest.
How long will you lie down, you lazy one? When will you arise from your sleep?
Proverbs 6:9
How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?
"A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,"
Proverbs 6:10
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Then your poverty will come in like a drifter, And your need like an armed man.
Proverbs 6:11
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.
Poor is one who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
Proverbs 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
He who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely, But he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
Proverbs 10:5
He that gathereth in summer is a wise son: but he that sleepeth in harvest is a son that causeth shame.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, So is the lazy one to those who send him.
Proverbs 10:26
As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them that send him.
One who works his land will have plenty of bread, But one who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
Proverbs 12:11
He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain persons is void of understanding.
The hand of the diligent will rule, But the lazy hand will be put to forced labor.
Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.
A lazy person does not roast his prey, But the precious possession of a person is diligence.
Proverbs 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.
Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Wealth obtained from nothing dwindles, But one who gathers by labor increases it.
Proverbs 13:11
Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase.
Where there are no oxen, the manger is clean; But much revenue comes by the strength of the ox.
Proverbs 14:4
Where no oxen are, the crib is clean: but much increase is by the strength of the ox.
The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, But the path of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.
A worker's appetite works for him, For his hunger urges him on.
Proverbs 16:26
He that laboureth laboureth for himself; for his mouth craveth it of him.
A servant who acts wisely will rule over a son who acts shamefully, And will share in the inheritance among brothers.
Proverbs 17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
He also who is lax in his work Is a brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 18:9
He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And a lazy person will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
The lazy one buries his hand in the dish, But will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Proverbs 19:24
A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.
The lazy one does not plow after the autumn, So he begs during the harvest and has nothing.
Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.
Do not love sleep, or you will become poor; Open your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
Proverbs 20:13
Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.
The plans of the diligent certainly lead to advantage, But everyone who is in a hurry certainly comes to poverty.
Proverbs 21:5
The thoughts of the diligent tend only to plenteousness; but of every one that is hasty only to want.
One who loves pleasure will become a poor person; One who loves wine and oil will not become rich.
Proverbs 21:17
He that loveth pleasure shall be a poor man: he that loveth wine and oil shall not be rich.
The desire of the lazy one puts him to death, For his hands refuse to work;
Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back.
Proverbs 21:26
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
The lazy one says, "There is a lion outside; I will be killed in the streets!"
Proverbs 22:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Do you see a person skilled in his work? He will stand before kings; He will not stand before obscure people.
Proverbs 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
If you show yourself lacking courage on the day of distress, Your strength is meager.
Proverbs 24:10
If thou faint in the day of adversity, thy strength is small.
Prepare your work outside, And make it ready for yourself in the field; Afterward, then, build your house.
Proverbs 24:27
Prepare thy work without, and make it fit for thyself in the field; and afterwards build thine house.
I passed by the field of a lazy one, And by the vineyard of a person lacking sense,
Proverbs 24:30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
And behold, it was completely overgrown with weeds; Its surface was covered with weeds, And its stone wall was broken down.
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.
When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, and received instruction.
Proverbs 24:32
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
"A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,"
Proverbs 24:33
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
Then your poverty will come like a drifter, And your need like an armed man.
Proverbs 24:34
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
It is the glory of God to conceal a matter, But the glory of kings is to search out a matter.
Proverbs 25:2
It is the glory of God to conceal a thing: but the honour of kings is to search out a matter.
Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest Is a faithful messenger to those who send him, For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
Proverbs 25:13
As the cold of snow in the time of harvest, so is a faithful messenger to them that send him: for he refresheth the soul of his masters.
A lazy one says, "There is a lion on the road! A lion is in the public square!"
Proverbs 26:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
As the door turns on its hinges, So does a lazy one on his bed.
Proverbs 26:14
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
A lazy one buries his hand in the dish; He is weary of bringing it to his mouth again.
Proverbs 26:15
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
A lazy one is wiser in his own eyes Than seven people who can give a discreet answer.
Proverbs 26:16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.
Know well the condition of your flocks, And pay attention to your herds;
Proverbs 27:23
Be thou diligent to know the state of thy flocks, and look well to thy herds.
One who works his land will have plenty of food, But one who follows empty pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
Proverbs 28:19
He that tilleth his land shall have plenty of bread: but he that followeth after vain persons shall have poverty enough.
Four things are small on the earth, But they are exceedingly wise:
Proverbs 30:24
There be four things which are little upon the earth, but they are exceeding wise:
The ants are not a strong people, But they prepare their food in the summer;
Proverbs 30:25
The ants are a people not strong, yet they prepare their meat in the summer;
The rock hyraxes are not a mighty people, Yet they make their houses in the rocks;
Proverbs 30:26
The conies are but a feeble folk, yet make they their houses in the rocks;
The locusts have no king, Yet all of them go out in ranks;
Proverbs 30:27
The locusts have no king, yet go they forth all of them by bands;
The lizard you may grasp with the hands, Yet it is in kings' palaces.
Proverbs 30:28
The spider taketh hold with her hands, and is in kings' palaces.
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