The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing, while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.
Joshua 7:3 - New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021 Then they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Not all the people need go up; about two or three thousand men should go up and attack Ai. Since they are so few, do not make the whole people toil up there.” More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And they returned to Joshua and said to him, Let not all the men go up; but let about two thousand or three thousand go up and attack Ai; do not make the whole army toil up there, for they of Ai are few. American Standard Version (1901) And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; make not all the people to toil thither; for they are but few. Common English Bible They came back to Joshua and said to him, “There is no need for all of the people to go up. Two or three thousand men could go up and strike Ai. Don’t make all of the people bother going there. There are just a few of them.” Catholic Public Domain Version And returning, they said to him: "Let not the entire people go up. Instead, let two or three thousand men go out and destroy the city. Why should all the people be troubled without cause against enemies that are so very few?" Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And returning they said to him: Let not all the people go up, but let two or three thousand men go and destroy the city. Why should all the people be troubled in vain against enemies that are very few? |
The appetite of the lazy craves and gets nothing, while the appetite of the diligent is richly supplied.
The craving of the lazy person is fatal, for lazy hands refuse to labor.
“Strive to enter through the narrow door, for many, I tell you, will try to enter and will not be able.
Let us therefore make every effort to enter that rest, so that no one may fall through such disobedience as theirs.
Joshua sent men from Jericho to Ai, which is near Beth-aven, east of Bethel, and said to them, “Go up and spy out the land.” And the men went up and spied out Ai.
So about three thousand of the people went up there, and they fled before the men of Ai.
Therefore, brothers and sisters, be all the more eager to confirm your call and election, for if you do this, you will never stumble.
For this very reason, you must make every effort to support your faith with excellence, and excellence with knowledge,