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Proverbs 21:25

Proverbs 21:25 is verse 25 of Proverbs chapter 21, shown here in the Berean Standard Bible.

Berean Standard Bible

The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.

Proverbs 21:23–27 · Berean Standard Bible

23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

24 Mocker is the name of the proud and arrogant man— of him who acts with excessive pride.

25 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.

26 All day long he covets more, but the righteous give without restraint.

27 The sacrifice of the wicked is detestable— how much more so when brought with ill intent!

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The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge lists these related verses. Scripture text comes from the Berean Standard Bible.

Proverbs 6:6
Walk in the manner of the ant, O slacker; observe its ways and become wise.

Proverbs 6:7
Without a commander, without an overseer or ruler,

Proverbs 6:8
it prepares its provisions in summer; it gathers its food at harvest.

Proverbs 6:9
How long will you lie there, O slacker? When will you get up from your sleep?

Proverbs 6:10
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

Proverbs 6:11
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Proverbs 12:24
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.

Proverbs 12:27
A lazy man does not roast his game, but a diligent man prizes his possession.

Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 19:24
The slacker buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:4
The slacker does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

Proverbs 22:13
The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”

Proverbs 24:30
I went past the field of a slacker and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment.

Proverbs 24:31
Thorns had grown up everywhere, thistles had covered the ground, and the stone wall was broken down.

Proverbs 24:32
I observed and took it to heart; I looked and received instruction:

Proverbs 24:33
A little sleep, a little slumber, a little folding of the hands to rest,

Proverbs 24:34
and poverty will come upon you like a robber, and need like a bandit.

Proverbs 26:13
The slacker says, “A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!”

Proverbs 26:16
The slacker is wiser in his own eyes than seven men who answer discreetly.

Matthew 25:26
‘You wicked, lazy servant!’ replied his master. ‘You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.