Proverbes 10:4
He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.
Proverbes 13:4
The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.
Proverbes 17:2
A wise servant shall have rule over a son that causeth shame, and shall have part of the inheritance among the brethren.
Proverbes 22:29
Seest thou a man diligent in his business? he shall stand before kings; he shall not stand before mean men.
1 Rois 11:28
And the man Jeroboam was a mighty man of valour: and Solomon seeing the young man that he was industrious, he made him ruler over all the charge of the house of Joseph.
1 Rois 12:20
And it came to pass, when all Israel heard that Jeroboam was come again, that they sent and called him unto the congregation, and made him king over all Israel: there was none that followed the house of David, but the tribe of Judah only.
Proverbes 12:27
The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.
Proverbes 19:15
Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.
Proverbes 21:25
The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.
Proverbes 21:26
He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
Proverbes 22:13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.
Proverbes 24:30-34
30
I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;
31
And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.
32
Then I saw, and considered it well: I looked upon it, and received instruction.
33
Yet a little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to sleep:
34
So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man.
Proverbes 26:13-16
13
The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.
14
As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.
15
The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.
16
The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.