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Being Lazy

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Proverbs 18:9 Whoever is slothful in his work is brother to him who destroys.
Proverbs 13:4 The slacker craves yet has nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.
Proverbs 10:4, 5 Idle hands make one poor, but diligent hands bring wealth. / He who gathers in summer is a wise son, but he who sleeps during harvest is a disgraceful son.
Proverbs 21:25 The craving of the slacker kills him because his hands refuse to work.
Proverbs 19:15 Laziness brings on deep sleep, and an idle soul will suffer hunger.
Proverbs 12:24 The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor.
2 Thessalonians 3:10 For even while we were with you, we gave you this command: “If anyone is unwilling to work, he shall not eat.”
Matthew 7:21–23 Not everyone who says to Me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only he who does the will of My Father in heaven. / Many will say to Me on that day, ‘Lord, Lord, did we not prophesy in Your name, and in Your name drive out demons and perform many miracles?’ / Then I will tell them plainly, ‘I never knew you; depart from Me, you workers of lawlessness!’