Proverbs 18:9
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 18
“He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.”Proverbs 18:9
What Does Proverbs 18:9 Mean?
Proverbs 18:9 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 18, verse 9 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 16 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (16)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 18:9 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 6:6“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”Proverbs 10:4“He becometh poor that dealeth with a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.”Hebrews 6:12“That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.”Proverbs 24:30“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”Romans 12:11“Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;”Proverbs 23:20“Be not among winebibbers; among riotous eaters of flesh:”Proverbs 28:24“Whoso robbeth his father or his mother, and saith, It is no transgression; the same is the companion of a destroyer.”Matthew 25:26“His lord answered and said unto him, Thou wicked and slothful servant, thou knewest that I reap where I sowed not, and gather where I have not strawed:”Luke 16:1“And he said also unto his disciples, There was a certain rich man, which had a steward; and the same was accused unto him that he had wasted his goods.”Genesis 49:5“Simeon and Levi are brethren; instruments of cruelty are in their habitations.”Psalms 112:5“A good man sheweth favour, and lendeth: he will guide his affairs with discretion.”Matthew 25:18“But he that had received one went and digged in the earth, and hid his lord’s money.”Luke 15:13“And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.”Luke 16:3“Then the steward said within himself, What shall I do? for my lord taketh away from me the stewardship: I cannot dig; to beg I am ashamed.”Job 30:29“I am a brother to dragons, and a companion to owls.”John 6:12“When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.”
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