Proverbs 21:25

Modern King James Version

The desire of the lazy man kills him, for his hands have refused to work.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the hard worker shall bear rule, but the lazy shall be under service.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy one does not start after his game, but the wealth of a hard worker is precious.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desires and has nothing; but the soul of the hard worker shall be made fat.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Proverbs 19:24

A lazy one puts his hand in a dish, and he will not return it to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:4

The lazy one will not plow; after the autumn he shall beg in harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 22:13

The lazy one says, There is a lion outside; I shall be killed in the streets.

Proverbs 26:13

The lazy one says, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.

Proverbs 26:16

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

Matthew 25:26

His lord answered and said to him, Evil and slothful servant! You knew that I reaped where I did not sow, and gathered where I did not scatter,

Joshua 7:3

And they returned to Joshua and said to him, Let not all the people go up. But let about two or three thousand men go up and strike Ai. Do not make all the people labor there, for they are few.