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Romans 12:11
not lagging behind in diligence, fervent in spirit, serving the Lord;
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Proverbs 19:15
Laziness casts one into a deep sleep, And a lazy person will suffer hunger.
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Ephesians 5:14
For this reason it says,“ Awake, sleeper, And arise from the dead, And Christ will shine on you.”
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Proverbs 10:4
Poor is one who works with a lazy hand, But the hand of the diligent makes rich.
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Proverbs 6:9-11
How long will you lie down, you lazy one? When will you arise from your sleep?“ A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,”Then your poverty will come in like a drifter, And your need like an armed man.
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Proverbs 12:11
One who works his land will have plenty of bread, But one who pursues worthless things lacks sense.
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Proverbs 13:4
The soul of the lazy one craves and gets nothing, But the soul of the diligent is made prosperous.
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Romans 13:11
Do this, knowing the time, that it is already the hour for you to awaken from sleep; for now salvation is nearer to us than when we first believed.
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Jonah 1:6
So the captain approached him and said,“ How is it that you are sleeping? Get up, call on your god! Perhaps your god will be concerned about us so that we will not perish.”
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1 Corinthians 15 34
Sober up morally and stop sinning, for some have no knowledge of God. I say this to your shame.
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Proverbs 24:30-34
I passed by the field of a lazy one, And by the vineyard of a person lacking sense,And behold, it was completely overgrown with weeds; Its surface was covered with weeds, And its stone wall was broken down.When I saw, I reflected upon it; I looked, and received instruction.“ A little sleep, a little slumber, A little folding of the hands to rest,”Then your poverty will come like a drifter, And your need like an armed man.
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2 Thessalonians 3 10
For even when we were with you, we used to give you this order: if anyone is not willing to work, then he is not to eat, either.
