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I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction. A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest, and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and want like an armed man.
Whoever is slack in his work is a brother to him who destroys.
The soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing, while the soul of the diligent is richly supplied.
The hand of the diligent will rule, while the slothful will be put to forced labor.
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
The plans of the diligent lead surely to abundance, but everyone who is hasty comes only to poverty.
Slothfulness casts into a deep sleep, and an idle person will suffer hunger.
The way of a sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a level highway.
A slack hand causes poverty, but the hand of the diligent makes rich.
But if anyone does not provide for his relatives, and especially for members of his household, he has denied the faith and is worse than an unbeliever.
I appeal to you therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect. For by the grace given to me I say to everyone among you not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think, but to think with sober judgment, each according to the measure of faith that God has assigned. For as in one body we have many members, and the members do not all have the same function, so we, though many, are one body in Christ, and individually members one of another. ...
There is therefore now no condemnation for those who are in Christ Jesus. For the law of the Spirit of life has set you free in Christ Jesus from the law of sin and death. For God has done what the law, weakened by the flesh, could not do. By sending his own Son in the likeness of sinful flesh and for sin, he condemned sin in the flesh, in order that the righteous requirement of the law might be fulfilled in us, who walk not according to the flesh but according to the Spirit. For those who live according to the flesh set their minds on the things of the flesh, but those who live according to the Spirit set their minds on the things of the Spirit. ...
And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.”
But his master answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant! You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I scattered no seed?
Do you see a man skillful in his work? He will stand before kings; he will not stand before obscure men.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion outside! I shall be killed in the streets!”
Train up a child in the way he should go; even when he is old he will not depart from it.
The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life.
The righteous who walks in his integrity— blessed are his children after him!
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish and will not even bring it back to his mouth.
Pride goes before destruction, and a haughty spirit before a fall.
Whoever spares the rod hates his son, but he who loves him is diligent to discipline him.
Whoever is slothful will not roast his game, but the diligent man will get precious wealth.
The integrity of the upright guides them, but the crookedness of the treacherous destroys them.
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to those who send him.
The proverbs of Solomon. A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish son is a sorrow to his mother.
How long will you lie there, O sluggard? When will you arise from your sleep?
For you say, I am rich, I have prospered, and I need nothing, not realizing that you are wretched, pitiable, poor, blind, and naked.
Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.
Keep your life free from love of money, and be content with what you have, for he has said, “I will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Do your best to present yourself to God as one approved, a worker who has no need to be ashamed, rightly handling the word of truth.
Whatever you do, work heartily, as for the Lord and not for men,
Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry.
For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
Let the thief no longer steal, but rather let him labor, doing honest work with his own hands, so that he may have something to share with anyone in need.
Do not be slothful in zeal, be fervent in spirit, serve the Lord.
Sanctify them in the truth; your word is truth.
That same day Jesus went out of the house and sat beside the sea. And great crowds gathered about him, so that he got into a boat and sat down. And the whole crowd stood on the beach. And he told them many things in parables, saying: “A sower went out to sow. And as he sowed, some seeds fell along the path, and the birds came and devoured them. Other seeds fell on rocky ground, where they did not have much soil, and immediately they sprang up, since they had no depth of soil, ...
The rod and reproof give wisdom, but a child left to himself brings shame to his mother.
A greedy man stirs up strife, but the one who trusts in the Lord will be enriched.
A faithful man will abound with blessings, but whoever hastens to be rich will not go unpunished.
The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road! There is a lion in the streets!” As a door turns on its hinges, so does a sluggard on his bed. The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; it wears him out to bring it back to his mouth. The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaining? Who has wounds without cause? Who has redness of eyes? Those who tarry long over wine; those who go to try mixed wine. Do not look at wine when it is red, when it sparkles in the cup and goes down smoothly. In the end it bites like a serpent and stings like an adder. Your eyes will see strange things, and your heart utter perverse things. ...
Folly is bound up in the heart of a child, but the rod of discipline drives it far from him.
Love not sleep, lest you come to poverty; open your eyes, and you will have plenty of bread.
The sluggard does not plow in the autumn; he will seek at harvest and have nothing.
Strike a scoffer, and the simple will learn prudence; reprove a man of understanding, and he will gain knowledge.
House and wealth are inherited from fathers, but a prudent wife is from the Lord.
Before destruction a man's heart is haughty, but humility comes before honor.
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
A worker's appetite works for him; his mouth urges him on.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues with injustice.
Everyone who is arrogant in heart is an abomination to the Lord; be assured, he will not go unpunished.
The fear of the Lord is instruction in wisdom, and humility comes before honor.
The Lord tears down the house of the proud but maintains the widow's boundaries.
A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
The fear of the Lord is a fountain of life, that one may turn away from the snares of death.
Whoever walks with the wise becomes wise, but the companion of fools will suffer harm.
Wealth gained hastily will dwindle, but whoever gathers little by little will increase it.
By insolence comes nothing but strife, but with those who take advice is wisdom.
One who is righteous is a guide to his neighbor, but the way of the wicked leads them astray.
Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
The way of a fool is right in his own eyes, but a wise man listens to advice.
Whoever trusts in his riches will fall, but the righteous will flourish like a green leaf.
When pride comes, then comes disgrace, but with the humble is wisdom.
The fear of the Lord prolongs life, but the years of the wicked will be short.
The one who conceals hatred has lying lips, and whoever utters slander is a fool.
Whoever walks in integrity walks securely, but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise. Without having any chief, officer, or ruler, she prepares her bread in summer and gathers her food in harvest.
Go to the ant, O sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.
Hear, O sons, a father's instruction, and be attentive, that you may gain insight,
The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge; fools despise wisdom and instruction.
The Lord God took the man and put him in the garden of Eden to work it and keep it.
Blessed are those who wash their robes, so that they may have the right to the tree of life and that they may enter the city by the gates.
But with the precious blood of Christ, like that of a lamb without blemish or spot.
Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom. But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth. This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice. But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere. ...
If any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask God, who gives generously to all without reproach, and it will be given him.
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
So that you may not be sluggish, but imitators of those who through faith and patience inherit the promises.
For though by this time you ought to be teachers, you need someone to teach you again the basic principles of the oracles of God. You need milk, not solid food,
For every high priest chosen from among men is appointed to act on behalf of men in relation to God, to offer gifts and sacrifices for sins. He can deal gently with the ignorant and wayward, since he himself is beset with weakness. Because of this he is obligated to offer sacrifice for his own sins just as he does for those of the people. And no one takes this honor for himself, but only when called by God, just as Aaron was. So also Christ did not exalt himself to be made a high priest, but was appointed by him who said to him, “You are my Son, today I have begotten you”; ...
For the time is coming when people will not endure sound teaching, but having itching ears they will accumulate for themselves teachers to suit their own passions,
Always learning and never able to arrive at a knowledge of the truth.
Have nothing to do with foolish, ignorant controversies; you know that they breed quarrels.
As for the rich in this present age, charge them not to be haughty, nor to set their hopes on the uncertainty of riches, but on God, who richly provides us with everything to enjoy. They are to do good, to be rich in good works, to be generous and ready to share, thus storing up treasure for themselves as a good foundation for the future, so that they may take hold of that which is truly life.
For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evils. It is through this craving that some have wandered away from the faith and pierced themselves with many pangs.
If anyone teaches a different doctrine and does not agree with the sound words of our Lord Jesus Christ and the teaching that accords with godliness, he is puffed up with conceit and understands nothing. He has an unhealthy craving for controversy and for quarrels about words, which produce envy, dissension, slander, evil suspicions, and constant friction among people who are depraved in mind and deprived of the truth, imagining that godliness is a means of gain.
But she who is self-indulgent is dead even while she lives.
Have nothing to do with irreverent, silly myths. Rather train yourself for godliness;
For even when we were with you, we would give you this command: If anyone is not willing to work, let him not eat.
He has delivered us from the domain of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of his beloved Son,
And my God will supply every need of yours according to his riches in glory in Christ Jesus.
Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God.
So if there is any encouragement in Christ, any comfort from love, any participation in the Spirit, any affection and sympathy, complete my joy by being of the same mind, having the same love, being in full accord and of one mind. Do nothing from rivalry or conceit, but in humility count others more significant than yourselves. Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others. Have this mind among yourselves, which is yours in Christ Jesus, ...
Not by the way of eye-service, as people-pleasers, but as servants of Christ, doing the will of God from the heart,
Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
The point is this: whoever sows sparingly will also reap sparingly, and whoever sows bountifully will also reap bountifully.
Do not be unequally yoked with unbelievers. For what partnership has righteousness with lawlessness? Or what fellowship has light with darkness? What accord has Christ with Belial? Or what portion does a believer share with an unbeliever? What agreement has the temple of God with idols? For we are the temple of the living God; as God said, “I will make my dwelling among them and walk among them, and I will be their God, and they shall be my people. Therefore go out from their midst, and be separate from them, says the Lord, and touch no unclean thing; then I will welcome you, and I will be a father to you, and you shall be sons and daughters to me, says the Lord Almighty.”
Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away; behold, the new has come.
Let every person be subject to the governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been instituted by God.
I ask, then, has God rejected his people? By no means! For I myself am an Israelite, a descendant of Abraham, a member of the tribe of Benjamin. God has not rejected his people whom he foreknew. Do you not know what the Scripture says of Elijah, how he appeals to God against Israel? “Lord, they have killed your prophets, they have demolished your altars, and I alone am left, and they seek my life.” But what is God's reply to him? “I have kept for myself seven thousand men who have not bowed the knee to Baal.” So too at the present time there is a remnant, chosen by grace. ...
For the wages of sin is death, but the free gift of God is eternal life in Christ Jesus our Lord.
What shall we say then? Are we to continue in sin that grace may abound? By no means! How can we who died to sin still live in it? Do you not know that all of us who have been baptized into Christ Jesus were baptized into his death? We were buried therefore with him by baptism into death, in order that, just as Christ was raised from the dead by the glory of the Father, we too might walk in newness of life. For if we have been united with him in a death like his, we shall certainly be united with him in a resurrection like his. ...
And now, Father, glorify me in your own presence with the glory that I had with you before the world existed.
Jesus said to him, “I am the way, and the truth, and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me.
The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy. I came that they may have life and have it abundantly.
We must work the works of him who sent me while it is day; night is coming, when no one can work.
So Jesus said to the Jews who had believed in him, “If you abide in my word, you are truly my disciples,
And being in an agony he prayed more earnestly; and his sweat became like great drops of blood falling down to the ground.
And he told them a parable to the effect that they ought always to pray and not lose heart.
“There was a rich man who was clothed in purple and fine linen and who feasted sumptuously every day. And at his gate was laid a poor man named Lazarus, covered with sores, who desired to be fed with what fell from the rich man's table. Moreover, even the dogs came and licked his sores. The poor man died and was carried by the angels to Abraham's side. The rich man also died and was buried, and in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. ...
For which of you, desiring to build a tower, does not first sit down and count the cost, whether he has enough to complete it? Otherwise, when he has laid a foundation and is not able to finish, all who see it begin to mock him, saying, ‘This man began to build and was not able to finish.’
Someone in the crowd said to him, “Teacher, tell my brother to divide the inheritance with me.” But he said to him, “Man, who made me a judge or arbitrator over you?” And he said to them, “Take care, and be on your guard against all covetousness, for one's life does not consist in the abundance of his possessions.” And he told them a parable, saying, “The land of a rich man produced plentifully, and he thought to himself, ‘What shall I do, for I have nowhere to store my crops?’ ...
In the meantime, when so many thousands of the people had gathered together that they were trampling one another, he began to say to his disciples first, “Beware of the leaven of the Pharisees, which is hypocrisy. Nothing is covered up that will not be revealed, or hidden that will not be known. Therefore whatever you have said in the dark shall be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in private rooms shall be proclaimed on the housetops. “I tell you, my friends, do not fear those who kill the body, and after that have nothing more that they can do. But I will warn you whom to fear: fear him who, after he has killed, has authority to cast into hell. Yes, I tell you, fear him! ...
He has shown strength with his arm; he has scattered the proud in the thoughts of their hearts;
And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life.”
“When the Son of Man comes in his glory, and all the angels with him, then he will sit on his glorious throne.
And cast the worthless servant into the outer darkness. In that place there will be weeping and gnashing of teeth.’
And everyone who has left houses or brothers or sisters or father or mother or children or lands, for my name's sake, will receive a hundredfold and will inherit eternal life.
When he entered Capernaum, a centurion came forward to him, appealing to him, “Lord, my servant is lying paralyzed at home, suffering terribly.” And he said to him, “I will come and heal him.” But the centurion replied, “Lord, I am not worthy to have you come under my roof, but only say the word, and my servant will be healed. For I too am a man under authority, with soldiers under me. And I say to one, ‘Go,’ and he goes, and to another, ‘Come,’ and he comes, and to my servant, ‘Do this,’ and he does it.” ...
“Enter by the narrow gate. For the gate is wide and the way is easy that leads to destruction, and those who enter by it are many.
“Therefore I tell you, do not be anxious about your life, what you will eat or what you will drink, nor about your body, what you will put on. Is not life more than food, and the body more than clothing? Look at the birds of the air: they neither sow nor reap nor gather into barns, and yet your heavenly Father feeds them. Are you not of more value than they? And which of you by being anxious can add a single hour to his span of life? And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin, yet I tell you, even Solomon in all his glory was not arrayed like one of these. ...
“Do not lay up for yourselves treasures on earth, where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal, but lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust destroys and where thieves do not break in and steal. For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
“And when you pray, do not heap up empty phrases as the Gentiles do, for they think that they will be heard for their many words.
You who are of purer eyes than to see evil and cannot look at wrong, why do you idly look at traitors and remain silent when the wicked swallows up the man more righteous than he?
“As for you, son of man, your people who talk together about you by the walls and at the doors of the houses, say to one another, each to his brother, ‘Come, and hear what the word is that comes from the Lord.’
Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities.
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with your might, for there is no work or thought or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol, to which you are going.
Better is the sight of the eyes than the wandering of the appetite: this also is vanity and a striving after wind.
Everyone also to whom God has given wealth and possessions and power to enjoy them, and to accept his lot and rejoice in his toil—this is the gift of God.
He who loves money will not be satisfied with money, nor he who loves wealth with his income; this also is vanity.
Then I saw that all toil and all skill in work come from a man's envy of his neighbor. This also is vanity and a striving after wind.
So I hated life, because what is done under the sun was grievous to me, for all is vanity and a striving after wind.
She looks well to the ways of her household and does not eat the bread of idleness.
The eye that mocks a father and scorns to obey a mother will be picked out by the ravens of the valley and eaten by the vultures.
Remove far from me falsehood and lying; give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with the food that is needful for me, lest I be full and deny you and say, “Who is the Lord?” or lest I be poor and steal and profane the name of my God.
An unjust man is an abomination to the righteous, but one whose way is straight is an abomination to the wicked.
One's pride will bring him low, but he who is lowly in spirit will obtain honor.
Discipline your son, and he will give you rest; he will give delight to your heart.
He who loves wisdom makes his father glad, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.
Whoever works his land will have plenty of bread, but he who follows worthless pursuits will have plenty of poverty.
Whoever walks in integrity will be delivered, but he who is crooked in his ways will suddenly fall.
Whoever misleads the upright into an evil way will fall into his own pit, but the blameless will have a goodly inheritance.
Whoever multiplies his wealth by interest and profit gathers it for him who is generous to the poor.
For riches do not last forever; and does a crown endure to all generations?
Know well the condition of your flocks, and give attention to your herds,
Sheol and Abaddon are never satisfied, and never satisfied are the eyes of man.
The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it.
A lying tongue hates its victims, and a flattering mouth works ruin.
The sluggard is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who can answer sensibly.
The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
Like a gold ring or an ornament of gold is a wise reprover to a listening ear.
I passed by the field of a sluggard, by the vineyard of a man lacking sense, and behold, it was all overgrown with thorns; the ground was covered with nettles, and its stone wall was broken down. Then I saw and considered it; I looked and received instruction.
Prepare your work outside; get everything ready for yourself in the field, and after that build your house.
Buy truth, and do not sell it; buy wisdom, instruction, and understanding.
Be not among drunkards or among gluttonous eaters of meat,
Let not your heart envy sinners, but continue in the fear of the Lord all the day.
Whoever has a bountiful eye will be blessed, for he shares his bread with the poor.
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold. The rich and the poor meet together; the Lord is the maker of them all. The prudent sees danger and hides himself, but the simple go on and suffer for it. The reward for humility and fear of the Lord is riches and honor and life. Thorns and snares are in the way of the crooked; whoever guards his soul will keep far from them. ...
A good name is to be chosen rather than great riches, and favor is better than silver or gold.
“Scoffer” is the name of the arrogant, haughty man who acts with arrogant pride.
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
The wicked is a ransom for the righteous, and the traitor for the upright.
Whoever loves pleasure will be a poor man; he who loves wine and oil will not be rich.
When justice is done, it is a joy to the righteous but terror to evildoers.
The Righteous One observes the house of the wicked; he throws the wicked down to ruin.