Proverbs 21:25

The Scriptures 1998

The desire of the lazy man slays him, For his hands refused to work.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the hard worker rules, But the lazy is put to compulsory labour.

Proverbs 12:27

The lazy one has no game to roast, But the hard worker prizes his possessions.

Proverbs 13:4

The being of the lazy one craves, but has not; While the being of the hard workers are enriched.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of a lazy one is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the straight is a highway.

Proverbs 19:24

A lazy one buries his hand in a dish, And does not bring it back to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:4

The lazy one does not plough after the autumn; At harvest time he inquires – there is none!

Proverbs 22:13

The lazy one says, “There is a lion outside! I am going to be killed in the streets!”

Proverbs 26:13

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

Proverbs 26:16

The lazy one is wiser in his own eyes Than seven rendering advice.

Matthew 25:26

“And his master answering, 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 Yehoshua and said to him, “Let not all the people go up, but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai. Do not make all the people toil up there, for the people of Ai are few.”