Proverbs 21:25

Catholic Public Domain Version

Desires kill the lazy, for his hands are not willing to work at all.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the strong will rule. But anyone who is neglectful will pay tribute.

Proverbs 12:27

The dishonest will not discover gain. But the substance of a man will be like precious gold.

Proverbs 13:4

The lazy one is willing and then not willing. But the soul of he who labors shall be made fat.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the slothful is like a hedge of thorns. The way of the just is without offense.

Proverbs 19:24

The lazy conceals his hand under his arm, and he will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:4

Because of the cold, the lazy one was not willing to plough. Therefore, in the summer, he will beg, and it will not be given to him.

Proverbs 22:13

The lazy one says: "There is a lion outside. I might be slain in the midst of the streets."

Proverbs 26:13

The lazy one says, "There is a lion along the way, and a lioness in the roads."

Proverbs 26:16

The lazy one seems wiser to himself than seven men speaking judgments.

Matthew 25:26

But his lord said to him in response: 'You evil and lazy servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered.

Joshua 7:3

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?"