Matthew 25:18

New Century Version

But the servant who got one bag went out and dug a hole in the ground and hid the master’s money.

Cross References

Proverbs 18:9

A person who doesn’t work hard is just like someone who destroys things.

Malachi 1:10

“I wish one of you would close the Temple doors so that you would not light useless fires on my altar! I am not pleased with you and will not accept your gifts,” says the Lord All-Powerful.

Matthew 25:17

In the same way, the servant who had two bags invested them and earned two more.

Matthew 25:19

“After a long time the master came home and asked the servants what they did with his money.

Luke 19:20

“Then another servant came in and said to the king, ‘Sir, here is your coin which I wrapped in a piece of cloth and hid.

Hebrews 6:12

We do not want you to become lazy. Be like those who through faith and patience will receive what God has promised.

2 Peter 1:8

If all these things are in you and are growing, they will help you to be useful and productive in your knowledge of our Lord Jesus Christ.