Proverbs 22:13

The Passion Translation

A slacker always has an excuse for not working— like “I can’t go to work. There’s a lion outside! And murderers too!”

Cross References

Proverbs 15:19

Nothing seems to work right for the lazy man, but life seems smooth and easy when your heart is virtuous.

Proverbs 19:15

Go ahead—be lazy and passive. But you’ll go hungry if you live that way.

Proverbs 22:12

God passionately watches over his deep reservoir of revelation-knowledge, but he subverts the lies of those who pervert the truth.

Song of Solomon 5:3

I have already laid aside my own garments for you. How could I take them up again since I’ve yielded my righteousness to yours? You have cleansed my life and taken me so far. Isn’t that enough?