Proverbs 21:25

New King James Version

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

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

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

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of a lazy man desires, and has nothing; But the soul of the diligent shall be made rich.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 19:24

A lazy man buries his hand in the bowl, And will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.

Proverbs 20:4

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

Proverbs 22:13

The lazy man says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be slain in the streets!”

Proverbs 26:13

The lazy man says, “There is a lion in the road! A fierce lion is in the streets!”

Proverbs 26:16

The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer sensibly.

Matthew 25:26

“But his lord answered and said to him, ‘You wicked and lazy servant, you knew that I reap where I have not sown, and gather where I have not scattered seed.

Joshua 7:3

And they returned to Joshua and said to him, “Do not let all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and attack Ai. Do not weary all the people there, for the people of Ai are few.”