Proverbs 6:6-11
Walk in the manner of the ant, O sluggard; observe its ways and be wise: . . .

Proverbs 12:24, 27
The hand of the diligent will rule, but laziness ends in forced labor. . . .

Proverbs 13:4
The slacker craves, yet gets nothing, but the soul of the diligent is fully satisfied.

Proverbs 15:19
The way of the sluggard is like a hedge of thorns, but the path of the upright is a highway.

Proverbs 19:24
The sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth.

Proverbs 20:4
The sluggard does not plow in season; at harvest time he looks, but nothing is there.

Proverbs 22:13
The sluggard says, "There is a lion outside! I will be slain in the streets!"

Proverbs 24:30-34
I went past the field of a sluggard and by the vineyard of a man lacking judgment. . . .

Proverbs 26:13, 16
The slacker says, "A lion is in the road! A fierce lion roams the public square!" . . .

Matthew 25:26
You wicked, lazy servant!' replied his master. 'You knew that I reap where I have not sown and gather where I have not scattered seed.