Proverbs 21:25
The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
BSB
ASV
The desire of the sluggard killeth him; For his hands refuse to labor.
KJV
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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Proverbs 13:4The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
leads to
Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
The one who works his land will have plenty of food, but whoever chases fantasies lacks judgment.
For this very reason, make every effort to add to your faith virtue; and to virtue, knowledge;
if you incline your ear to wisdom and direct your heart to understanding,
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Proverbs 12:24The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
leads to
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.
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Proverbs 19:24The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.
leads to
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
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Matthew 25:26‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.
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Then the master summoned him and declared, ‘You wicked servant! I forgave all your debt because you begged me.