Ecclesiastes 10:18

New King James Version

Because of laziness the building decays, And through idleness of hands the house leaks.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

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

Proverbs 14:1

The wise woman builds her house, But the foolish pulls it down with her hands.

Proverbs 20:4

The lazy man will not plow because of winter; He will beg during harvest and have nothing.

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the lazy man kills him, For his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 23:21

For the drunkard and the glutton will come to poverty, And drowsiness will clothe a man with rags.

Hebrews 6:11

And we desire that each one of you show the same diligence to the full assurance of hope until the end,