- slothful:
- "But he said,ª° Ye¹ [are] idle,ª° [ye are] idle:ª° therefore¹¹ ye¹ say,ª° Let us go²°¹ [and] do sacrificeª° to the LORD.ª" {Exd 5:17} + "Go²°¹ to¹ the ant,ª thou sluggard;ª considerª° her ways,ª and be wise:ª° ... How long¹¹ wilt thou sleep,ª° O sluggard?ª when¹ wilt thou ariseª° out of thy sleep?ª¹" {Prv 6:6-9} + "As vinegarª to the teeth,ª and as smokeª to the eyes,ª so¹ [is] the sluggardª to them that sendª° him." {Prv 10:26} + "The soulª of the sluggardª desireth,ª° and [hath] nothing:¹ but the soulª of the diligentª shall be made fat.ª°" {Prv 13:4} + "He¹ also¹ that is slothfulª° in his workª is brotherª to him that is a greatª waster.²°¹" {Prv 18:9} + "Seestª° thou a manª diligentª in his business?ª he shall standª° beforeª kings;ª he shall not¹ standª° beforeª meanª [men]." {Prv 22:29} + "I wentª° by¹ the fieldª of the slothful,ªª and by¹ the vineyardª of the manª voidª of understanding;ª ... So shall thy povertyª comeª° [as] one that travelleth;ª° and thy wantª as an armedª man.ª" {Prv 24:30-34} + "The slothfulª [man] saith,ª° [There is] a lionª in the way;ª a lionª [is] in¹ the streets.ª ... The sluggardª [is] wiserª in his own conceitª than seven¹¹ men² that can renderª° a reason.ª" {Prv 26:13-16} + "Whatsoever¹¹ thy handª findethª° to do,ª° doª° [it] with thy might;ª for¹ [there is] no¹ work,ª nor device,ª nor knowledge,ª nor wisdom,ª in the grave,ª whither¹¹ thou¹ goest.ª°" {Ecc 9:10} + "His watchmenª° [are] blind:ª they are all¹ ignorant,ª°¹ they [are] all¹ dumbª dogs,ª they cannotª°¹ bark;ª° sleeping,ª° lying down,ª° lovingª° to slumber.ª°" {Isa 56:10} + "ª Hisª lordª answeredª° and saidª° unto him,ª [Thou] wickedª andª slothfulª servant,ª thou knewestª° thatª I reapª° whereª I sowedª° not,ª andª gatherª° whereª I have²° notª strawed:ª°" {Mtt 25:26} + "Yea,ª ye¹ yourselves² know,ª° thatª theseª handsª have ministeredª° unto myª necessities,ª andª to them that wereª° withª me.ª ... I have shewedª° youª all things,ª how thatª soª labouringª° ye oughtª° to supportª° the¹ weak,ª° andª to rememberª° the¹ wordsª of the¹ Lordª Jesus,ª howª he²¹ said,ª° It isª° moreª blessedª to giveª° thanª to receive.ª°" {Act 20:34-35} + "Let²° him that stoleª° stealª° no more:ª butª ratherª let him labour,ª° workingª° with [his] handsª the thing which is good,ª thatª he may haveª° to giveª° to him that needeth.ªª°" {Eph 4:28} + "Andª that ye studyª° to be quiet,ª° andª to do²° your own business,ª¹ andª to work¹ with²° yourª ownª hands,ª asª we commandedª° you;ª ... Thatª ye may walkª° honestlyª towardª them that are without,ª andª [that] ye may haveª° lackª of nothing.ª" {1Th 4:11-12} + "Nowª we commandª° you,ª brethren,ª inª the nameª of ourª Lordª Jesusª Christ,ª that ye¹ withdraw²° yourselves²¹ fromª everyª brotherª that walkethª° disorderly,ª andª notª afterª the¹ traditionª whichª he receivedª° ofª us.ª ... Nowª them that are suchª we commandª° andª exhortª° byª ourª Lordª Jesusª Christ,ª thatª withª quietnessª they work,ª° and eatª° their ownª bread.ª" {2Th 3:6-12} + "Andª² withalª they learnª° [to be] idle,ª wandering about²° from house to house;ª¹ andª notª onlyª idle,ª butª tattlersª alsoª andª busybodies,ª speakingª° things which² they oughtª° not.ª" {1Tm 5:13} + "Forª Godª [is] notª unrighteousª to forgetª° yourª workª andª labourª of love,ª whichª ye have shewedª°°° towardª hisª name,ª in that ye have ministeredª° to the¹ saints,ª andª do minister.ª° ... Andª we desireª° that every oneª of youª do shewª° the¹ sameª diligenceª toª the¹ full assuranceª of hopeª untoª the end:ª" {Hbr 6:10-11}
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