Proverbs 18:9

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Someone who does careless work is as bad as someone who destroys things.

Cross References

Proverbs 10:4

Lazy hands will make you poor; hard-working hands will make you rich.

Hebrews 6:12

We don’t want you to be lazy. We want you to be like those who, because of their faith and patience, will get what God has promised.

Romans 12:11

As you serve the Lord, work hard and don’t be lazy. Be excited about serving him!

Matthew 25:26

“The master answered, ‘You are a bad and lazy servant! You say you knew that I harvest what I did not plant and that I gather crops where I did not put any seed.

Proverbs 28:24

Someone might steal from their parents and say, “I did nothing wrong.” But that person is as bad as an enemy who smashes everything in the house.

Job 30:29

making sad sounds like the wild dogs, like the ostriches in the desert.

Proverbs 18:8

People love to hear gossip. It is like tasty food on its way to the stomach.

Proverbs 19:15

Laziness brings on sleep, and an appetite for rest brings on hunger.