Proverbs 10:26
Like vinegar to the teeth and smoke to the eyes, so is the slacker to those who send him.
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- Proverbs 25:13 Like the cold of snow in the time of harvest is a trustworthy messenger to those who send him; he refreshes the soul of his masters.
- Proverbs 26:6 Like cutting off one’s own feet or drinking violence is the sending of a message by the hand of a fool.
- 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.