Proverbs 21:25
Proverbs · Old Testament · Chapter 21
“The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.”Proverbs 21:25
What Does Proverbs 21:25 Mean?
Proverbs 21:25 is found in the book of Proverbs, chapter 21, verse 25 of the Old Testament. This verse connects to 18 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (18)
These passages are connected to Proverbs 21:25 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
2 Thessalonians 3:10“For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.”Proverbs 6:6“Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:”Luke 13:24“Strive to enter in at the strait gate: for many, I say unto you, will seek to enter in, and shall not be able.”Proverbs 13:4“The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.”Proverbs 17:16“Wherefore is there a price in the hand of a fool to get wisdom, seeing he hath no heart to it?”Proverbs 12:24“The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.”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:”Proverbs 19:24“A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.”Ecclesiastes 10:18“By much slothfulness the building decayeth; and through idleness of the hands the house droppeth through.”Proverbs 12:27“The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.”Proverbs 15:19“The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.”Proverbs 26:16“The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a reason.”Joshua 7:3“And they returned to Joshua, and said unto him, Let not all the people go up; but let about two or three thousand men go up and smite Ai; and make not all the people to labour thither; for they are but few.”Proverbs 24:30“I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding;”Proverbs 20:4“The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.”Proverbs 22:13“The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.”Proverbs 26:13“The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.”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.”
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