Proverbs on Work and Laziness
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Verse(s)
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Text
(NASB)
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Type
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Parallelism
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12:11
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He
who tills his land will have plenty of bread,
But
he who pursues vain things lacks sense.
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Didactic
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Antithetic
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12:24
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The
hand of the diligent will rule,
But
the slack hand will be put to forced labor.
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Didactic
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Antithetic
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12:27
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A
slothful man does not roast his prey,
But
the precious possession of a man is diligence.
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Didactic
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Antithetic
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13:11
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Wealth
obtained by fraud dwindles,
But
the one who gathers by labor increases it.
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Didactic
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Antithetic
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28:19
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He
who tills his land will have plenty of food,
But
he who follows empty pursuits will have poverty in plenty.
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Didactic
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Antithetic
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15:19
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The
way of the sluggard is as a hedge of thorns,
But
the path of the upright is a highway.
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Didactic
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Antithetic
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20:13
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Do
not love sleep, lest you become poor;
Open
your eyes, and you will be satisfied with food.
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Admonition
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Antithetic
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21:25-26
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25
The desire of the sluggard puts him to death,
For
his hands refuse to work;
26
All day long he is craving,
While
the righteous gives and does not hold back.
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Didactic
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Antithetic
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10:4-5
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4Poor
is he who works with a negligent hand,
But
the hand of the diligent makes rich.
5He
who gathers in summer is a son who acts wisely,
But
he who sleeps in harvest is a son who acts shamefully.
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Didactic
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Antithetic
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13:4
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The
soul of the sluggard craves and gets nothing,
But
the soul of the diligent is made fat.
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Didactic
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Antithetic
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14:23
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In
all labor there is profit,
But
mere talk leads only to poverty.
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Didactic
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Antithetic
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