Proverbs 21:25

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

Desires kill the slothful: for his hands have refused to work at all.

Cross References

Proverbs 13:4

The sluggard willeth and willeth not: but the soul of them that work, shall be made fat.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the valiant shall bear rule: but that which is slothful, shall be under tribute.

Matthew 25:26

And his lord answering, said to him: Wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sow not, and gather where I have not strewed:

Proverbs 26:16

The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit, than seven men that speak sentences.

Proverbs 19:24

The slothful hideth his hand under his armpit, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the slothful is as a hedge of thorns; the way of the just is without offence.

Proverbs 12:27

The deceitful man shall not find gain: but the substance of a just man shall be precious gold.

Proverbs 20:4

Because of the cold the sluggard would not plough: he shall beg therefore in the summer, and it shall not be given him.

Proverbs 26:13

The slothful man saith: There is a lion in the way, and a lioness in the roads.

Proverbs 22:13

The slothful man saith: There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

Joshua 7:3

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?