Proverbs 21:25
The desire of the sluggard kills him, for his hands refuse to labor.
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Cross references
- Proverbs 13:4 The soul of the sluggard desires, and has nothing, but the desire of the diligent shall be fully satisfied.
- Matthew 25:26 “But his lord answered him, ‘You wicked and slothful servant. You knew that I reap where I didn’t sow, and gather where I didn’t scatter.
- Proverbs 12:24 The hands of the diligent ones shall rule, but laziness ends in slave labor.