Proverbs 26:16 The lazy man is wiser in his own eyes Than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Proverbs 15:19 The way of the lazy man is like a hedge of thorns, But the way of the upright is a highway.
Proverbs 6:9 How long will you slumber, O sluggard? When will you rise from your sleep?
Proverbs 12:27 The lazy man does not roast what he took in hunting, But diligence is man’s precious possession.
Proverbs 24:30-34 I went by the field of the lazy man, And by the vineyard of the man devoid of understanding; And there it was, all overgrown with thorns; Its surface was covered with nettles; Its stone wall was broken down. When I saw it, I considered it well; I looked on it and received instruction: A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest; So shall your poverty come like a prowler, And your need like an armed man.
Ezekiel 16:49 Look, this was the iniquity of your sister Sodom: She and her daughter had pride, fullness of food, and abundance of idleness; neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.
