Cross References

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Proverbs 12:24

The Message

The diligent find freedom in their work; the lazy are oppressed by work.

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15 Cross References  

A lazy life is an empty life, but “early to rise” gets the job done.


Sloth makes you poor; diligence brings wealth.


A wise servant takes charge of an unruly child and is honored as one of the family.


Indolence wants it all and gets nothing; the energetic have something to show for their lives.


Observe people who are good at their work— skilled workers are always in demand and admired; they don’t take a backseat to anyone.


The loafer says, “There’s a lion on the loose! If I go out I’ll be eaten alive!”


Life collapses on loafers; lazybones go hungry.


When the word was out that Jeroboam was back and available, the assembled people invited him and inaugurated him king over all Israel. The only tribe left to the Davidic dynasty was Judah.





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