Proverbs 18:9

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Being lazy is no different from being a troublemaker.

Cross References

Job 30:29

making mournful sounds like jackals and owls.

Proverbs 10:4

Laziness leads to poverty; hard work makes you rich.

Proverbs 18:8

There's nothing so delicious as the taste of gossip! It melts in your mouth.

Proverbs 19:15

If you are lazy and sleep your time away, you will starve.

Proverbs 28:24

If you cheat your parents and don't think it's wrong, you are a common thief.

Matthew 25:26

The master of the servant told him, “You are lazy and good-for-nothing! You know that I harvest what I don't plant and gather crops where I haven't scattered seed.

Romans 12:11

Never give up. Eagerly follow the Holy Spirit and serve the Lord.

Hebrews 6:12

Then you would never be lazy. You would be following the example of those who had faith and were patient until God kept his promise to them.