Proverbs 13:4

13:4 The appetite of the sluggard craves but gets nothing,

but the desire of the diligent will be abundantly satisfied.

Proverbs 15:19

15:19 The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns,

but the path of the upright is like a highway.

Proverbs 18:9

18:9 The one who is slack in his work

is a brother to one who destroys.

Proverbs 19:15

19:15 Laziness brings on a deep sleep,

and the idle person will go hungry.

Proverbs 21:25-26

21:25 What the sluggard desires will kill him,

for his hands refuse to work.

21:26 All day long he craves greedily,

but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Proverbs 24:30-34

24:30 I passed by the field of a sluggard,

by the vineyard of one who lacks wisdom.

24:31 I saw that thorns had grown up all over it,

the ground was covered with weeds,

and its stone wall was broken down.

24:32 When I saw this, I gave careful consideration to it;

I received instruction from what I saw:

24:33 “A little sleep, a little slumber,

a little folding of the hands to relax,

24:34 and your poverty will come like a bandit,

and your need like an armed robber.”

Proverbs 26:13-16

26:13 The sluggard says, “There is a lion in the road!

A lion in the streets!”

26:14 Like a door that turns on its hinges,

so a sluggard turns on his bed.

26:15 The sluggard plunges his hand in the dish;

he is too lazy to bring it back to his mouth.

26:16 The sluggard is wiser in his own estimation

than seven people who respond with good sense.

Proverbs 27:23-27

27:23 Pay careful attention to the condition of your flocks,

give careful attention to your herds,

27:24 for riches do not last forever,

nor does a crown last from generation to generation.

27:25 When the hay is removed and new grass appears,

and the grass from the hills is gathered in,

27:26 the lambs will be for your clothing,

and the goats will be for the price of a field.

27:27 And there will be enough goat’s milk for your food,

for the food of your household,

and for the sustenance of your servant girls.

Proverbs 29:21

29:21 If someone pampers his servant from youth,

he will be a weakling in the end.

Proverbs 29:2

29:2 When the righteous become numerous, the people rejoice;

when the wicked rule, the people groan.

Proverbs 3:11

3:11 My child, do not despise discipline from the Lord,

and do not loathe his rebuke.