Proverbs 21:25

Modern English Version

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to work.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent will rule, but the lazy will be put to forced labor.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy man does not roast his game, but diligence is the precious wealth of man.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desires and gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent will be made fat.

Proverbs 15:19

The road of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the righteous is a highway.

Proverbs 19:24

A sluggard hides his hand in the bowl; he will not bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow in season; he will beg at harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 22:13

The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I will be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 26:13

The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!”

Proverbs 26:16

The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who render a reason.

Matthew 25:26

“His master answered, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not winnowed.

Joshua 7:3

Then they returned to Joshua and said to him, “All the people need not go up. Let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Since they are so few, all the people need not weary themselves.”