Proverbs 21:25

The Message

Lazy people finally die of hunger because they won’t get up and go to work.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

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

Proverbs 12:27

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

Proverbs 13:4

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

Proverbs 15:19

The path of lazy people is overgrown with briers; the diligent walk down a smooth road.

Proverbs 19:24

Some people dig a fork into the pie but are too lazy to raise it to their mouth.

Proverbs 20:4

A farmer too lazy to plant in the spring has nothing to harvest in the fall.

Proverbs 22:13

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

Proverbs 26:13

Loafers say, “It’s dangerous out there! Tigers are prowling the streets!” and then pull the covers back over their heads.

Proverbs 26:16

Dreamers fantasize their self-importance; they think they are smarter than a whole college faculty.

Matthew 25:26

“The master was furious. ‘That’s a terrible way to live! It’s criminal to live cautiously like that! If you knew I was after the best, why did you do less than the least? The least you could have done would have been to invest the sum with the bankers, where at least I would have gotten a little interest.

Joshua 7:3

They returned to Joshua and reported, “Don’t bother sending a lot of people—two or three thousand men are enough to defeat Ai. Don’t wear out the whole army; there aren’t that many people there.”