Joshua 18:3

Easy To Read Version

So Joshua said to the people of Israel, “Why do you wait so long to take your land? The Lord, the God of your fathers, has given this land to you.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

A lazy person will be poor. But a person that works hard will be rich.

Proverbs 13:4

The lazy person wants things, but he can never get them. But people who work hard will get the things they want.

Proverbs 15:19

A lazy person will have trouble everywhere. But life will be easy for honest people.

Ecclesiastes 9:10

Every time you find work to do, do it the best you can. In the grave there is no work. There is no thinking, no knowledge, and there is no wisdom. And we are all going to that \{place of death\}.

Zephaniah 3:16

At that time, Jerusalem will be told,\par “Be strong, don’t be afraid!\par

Matthew 20:6

At about five o’clock the man went to the market place again. He saw some other people standing there. The man asked them, ‘Why did you stand here all day doing nothing?’

John 6:27

Earthly food spoils and ruins. So don’t work to get that kind of food. But work to get the food that stays good always and gives you life forever. The Son of Man {\cf2\super [87]} will give you that food. God the Father showed that he is with the Son of Man.”

Joshua 1:6

“Joshua, you must be strong and brave! You must lead these people so they can take their land. I promised their fathers that I would give them this land.

Joshua 13:1

When Joshua was very old, the Lord said to him, “Joshua you have grown old, but there is still much land for you to take control of.

Joshua 18:2

But at this time there were still seven family groups of Israel that had not yet gotten the land God had promised them.

Joshua 18:4

So each of your family groups should choose three men. I will send those men out to study the land. They will describe that land, and then they will come back to me.

Judges 18:9

The five men answered, “We have found some land, and it is very good. We should attack them. Don’t wait! Let’s go and take that land!