The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. {slothful: or, deceitful}

He that tilleth his land shall be satisfied with bread: but he that followeth vain {persons is} void of understanding.

And beside this, giving all diligence, add to your faith virtue; and to virtue knowledge;

He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

So that thou incline thine ear unto wisdom, {and} apply thine heart to understanding;

The liberal soul shall be made fat: and he that watereth shall be watered also himself. {liberal...: Heb. soul of blessing}

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed. {Labour not: or, Work not}

And we desire that every one of you do shew the same diligence to the full assurance of hope unto the end:

Blessed {is} the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.

And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. {drought: Heb. droughts} {fail: Heb. lie, or, deceive}

The slothful {man} saith, {There is} a lion in the way; a lion {is} in the streets.

Who can count the dust of Jacob, and the number of the fourth {part} of Israel? Let me die the death of the righteous, and let my last end be like his! {me: Heb. my soul, or, my life}

They shall still bring forth fruit in old age; they shall be fat and flourishing; {flourishing: Heb. green}

For even when we were with you, this we commanded you, that if any would not work, neither should he eat.

Not slothful in business; fervent in spirit; serving the Lord;

Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise:

The thoughts of the diligent {tend} only to plenteousness; but of every one {that is} hasty only to want.

He becometh poor that dealeth {with} a slack hand: but the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, {and} thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; {therefore} shall he beg in harvest, and {have} nothing. {cold: or, winter}

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

He that is of a proud heart stirreth up strife: but he that putteth his trust in the LORD shall be made fat.

And Joshua said unto the children of Israel, How long {are} ye slack to go to possess the land, which the LORD God of your fathers hath given you?

So shall thy poverty come {as} one that travelleth; and thy want as an armed man. {an...: Heb. a man of shield}

So shall thy poverty come as one that travelleth, and thy want as an armed man.

The fool foldeth his hands together, and eateth his own flesh.

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute. {slothful: or, deceitful}

The slothful {man} roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man {is} precious.

That ye be not slothful, but followers of them who through faith and patience inherit the promises.

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. {about...: Heb. about two thousand men, or, about three thousand men}

And she said, I pray you, let me glean and gather after the reapers among the sheaves: so she came, and hath continued even from the morning until now, that she tarried a little in the house.

And it came to pass the same day, that Isaac's servants came, and told him concerning the well which they had digged, and said unto him, We have found water.

And the LORD shall guide thee continually, and satisfy thy soul in drought, and make fat thy bones: and thou shalt be like a watered garden, and like a spring of water, whose waters fail not. {drought: Heb. droughts} {fail: Heb. lie, or, deceive}

I have put off my coat; how shall I put it on? I have washed my feet; how shall I defile them?

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.