Proverbs--The Sluggard / Slothful                                   KL Paulson
Bro. R. Spurgeon                                                       12/1995

      Proverbs 6:6 
       6 Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: 
[Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise.] 

      Proverbs 6:9 
       9 How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy 
      sleep? 
[How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep?] 

      Proverbs 10:26 
       26 As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the 
      sluggard to them that send him. 
[As vinegar to the teeth, and as smoke to the eyes, so is the sluggard to them 
that send him.] 

      Proverbs 12:24 
       24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be 
      under tribute. 
[The slothful shall be under tribute.] 

      Proverbs 12:27 
       27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the 
      substance of a diligent man is precious. 
[The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting.] 

      Proverbs 13:4 
       4 The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of 
      the diligent shall be made fat. 
[The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing.] 

      Proverbs 15:19 
       19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of 
      the righteous is made plain. 
[The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns.] 

      Proverbs 18:9 
       9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a 
      great waster. 
[He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great 
waster.] 
 
      Proverbs 19:15 
       15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall 
      suffer hunger. 
[Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer 
hunger.] 

      Proverbs 19:24 
       24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as 
      bring it to his mouth again. 
[A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it 
to his mouth again.] 

      Proverbs 20:4 
       4 The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he 
      beg in harvest, and have nothing. 
[The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in 
harvest, and have nothing.] 

      Proverbs 21:25 
       25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to 
      labour. 
[The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.] 

      Proverbs 22:13 
       13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in 
      the streets. 
[If a person is not willing to work, he can find endless excuses to avoid it.] 

      (Proverbs 24:30-31) 
       30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man 
      void of understanding; 
       31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered 
      the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down. 
[I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of 
understanding; And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and weeds had 
covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.] 

      (Proverbs 26:13-16) 
       13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the 
      streets. 
[If a person is not willing to work, he can find endless excuses to avoid it.] 
       14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his 
      bed. 
[As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.] 
       15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring 
      it again to his mouth. 
[The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again 
to his mouth.] 
       16 The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can 
      render a reason. 
[The sluggard is wiser in his own conceit than seven men that can render a 
reason.]