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Sunday, May 5th, 2024
the <>Sixth Sunday after Easter
the <>Sixth Sunday after Easter
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Passage Lookup: Proverbs 6:9; Proverbs 10:26; Proverbs 15:19; Proverbs 19:24; Proverbs 20:4; Proverbs 21:25-26; Proverbs 22:13; Proverbs 24:30-34; Proverbs 26:13-16
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16 verses
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?
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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