Proverbs 15:19
The way of the slacker is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.
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- Proverbs 22:5 Thorns and snares lie on the path of the perverse; he who guards his soul stays far from them.
- Isaiah 35:8 And there will be a highway called the Way of Holiness. The unclean will not travel it — only those who walk in the Way — and fools will not stray onto it.
- Proverbs 22:13 The slacker says, “There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!”