Proverbs 26:13

The Passion Translation

The lazy loafer says, “I can’t go out and look for a job— there may be a lion out there roaming wild in the streets!”

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 22:13

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

Proverbs 6:6

When you’re feeling lazy, come and learn a lesson from this tale of the tiny ant. Yes, all you lazybones, come learn from the example of the ant and enter into wisdom.

Matthew 25:25

I was afraid of you, so I went and hid your money and buried it in the ground. But here it is—take it, it’s yours.’