"The handª of the diligentª shall bear rule:ª° but the slothfulª shall be¹ under tribute.ª" {Prv 12:24} + "Every wiseª womanª buildethª° her house:ª but the foolishª plucketh it downª° with her hands.ª" {Prv 14:1} + "The sluggardª will not¹ plowª° by reason of the cold;ª¹ [therefore] shall he begª°°° in harvest,ª and [have] nothing.¹" {Prv 20:4} + "The desireª of the slothfulª killethª° him; for¹ his handsª refuseª° to labour.ª°" {Prv 21:25} + "For¹ the drunkardª° and the gluttonª° shall come to poverty:ª° and drowsinessª shall clotheª° [a man] with rags.ª" {Prv 23:21} + "I wentª° by¹ the fieldª of the slothful,ªª and by¹ the vineyardª of the manª voidª of understanding;ª ... And, lo,¹ it was all¹ grown overª° with thorns,ª [and] nettlesª had coveredª° the faceª thereof, and the stoneª wallª thereof was broken down.ª°" {Prv 24:30-31} + "Andª we desireª° that every oneª of youª do shewª° the¹ sameª diligenceª toª the¹ full assuranceª of hopeª untoª the end:ª" {Hbr 6:11} + "Andª² beside² this,ª¹¹ givingª° allª diligence,ª addª° toª yourª faithª virtue;ª andª toª virtueª knowledge;ª ... Whereforeª the rather,ª brethren,ª give diligenceª° to makeª° yourª callingª andª electionª sure:ª forª if ye doª° these things,ª ye shall²²° neverª¹ fall:ª²°" {2Pe 1:5-10} |
