Proverbs 21:25

Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

Desires slay a slow man; for his hands would not work anything.

Cross References

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of strong men shall have lordship; but the hand that is slow, shall serve to tributes.

Proverbs 12:27

A guileful man shall not find winning; and the substance of a diligent man shall be the price of gold, that is, preciouser than gold.

Proverbs 13:4

A slow man will, and will not; but the soul of them that work shall be made fat.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of slow men is as an hedge of thorns; the way of just [or rightwise] men is without [thing of] hurting.

Proverbs 19:24

A slow man hideth his hand under his armpit, and putteth it not to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:4

A slow man would not ear for cold; therefore he shall beg in summer, and men shall not give to him.

Proverbs 22:13

A slow man shall say, A lion is withoutforth; I shall be slain in the midst of the streets.

Proverbs 26:13

A slow man saith, A lion is in the way, a lioness is in the footpaths.

Proverbs 26:16

A slow man seemeth wiser to himself, than seven men speaking sentences.

Matthew 25:26

His lord answered, and said to him, Evil servant and slow, knewest thou that I reap where I sowed not, and gather together where I spreaded not abroad?

Joshua 7:3

and they turned again, and said to him, All the people go not up thither, but two either three thousand of men go, and do away the city; why shall all the people be travailed in vain against full few enemies?