Proverbs 13:4

A Wise Son Lives Righteously

³ The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin. ⁴ The slacker craves, yet has nothing,
but the diligent is fully satisfied. ⁵ The righteous hate lying,
but the wicked act disgustingly and disgracefully.

Lazy Man

Proverbs 10:4

Idle hands make one poor,
but diligent hands bring riches.

Proverbs 12:11

The one who works his land will have plenty of food,
but whoever chases fantasies lacks sense.

Proverbs 12:24

The diligent hand will rule,
but laziness will lead to forced labor.

Proverbs 11:25

A generous person will be enriched,
and the one who gives a drink of water
will receive water.

Proverbs 2:2-9

listening closely to wisdom
and directing your heart to understanding;

Proverbs 8:34

Anyone who listens to me is happy,
watching at my doors every day,
waiting by the posts of my doorway.

Proverbs 26:13

The slacker says, “There’s a lion in the road—
a lion in the public square!”

Proverbs 28:25

A greedy person provokes conflict,
but whoever trusts in the Lord will prosper.

Isaiah 58:11

The Lord will always lead you,
satisfy you in a parched land,
and strengthen your bones.
You will be like a watered garden
and like a spring whose waters never run dry.

John 6:27

Don’t work for the food that perishes but for the food that lasts for eternal life, which the Son of Man will give you, because God the Father has set His seal of approval on Him.”

Hebrews 6:11

Now we want each of you to demonstrate the same diligence for the final realization of your hope,

2 Peter 1:5-11

For this very reason, make every effort to supplement your faith with goodness, goodness with knowledge,

Numbers 23:10

Who has counted the dust of Jacob
or numbered the dust clouds of Israel?
Let me die the death of the upright;
let the end of my life be like theirs.

Psalm 92:14

They will still bear fruit in old age,
healthy and green,