Lazy

Till when, O slothful one, dost thou lie? When dost thou arise from thy sleep?

and if any one for his own--and especially for those of the household--doth not provide, the faith he hath denied, and than an unbeliever he is worse.

and become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves,

and all, whatever ye may do--out of soul work--as to the Lord, and not to men,

Poor <FI>is<Fi> he who is working--a slothful hand, And the hand of the diligent maketh rich.

Go unto the ant, O slothful one, See her ways and be wise;

for we hear of certain walking among you disorderly, nothing working, but over working, — read the full passage →

The slothful hath said, `A lion <FI>is<Fi> without, In the midst of the broad places I am slain.'

The desire of the slothful slayeth him, For his hands have refused to work.

Near the field of a slothful man I passed by, And near the vineyard of a man lacking heart. — read the full passage →

Because of winter the slothful plougheth not, He asketh in harvest, and there is nothing.

Love not sleep, lest thou become poor, Open thine eyes--be satisfied <FI>with<Fi> bread.

Hast thou seen a man speedy in his business? Before kings he doth station himself, He stations not himself before obscure men!

The slothful hath said, `A lion <FI>is<Fi> in the way, A lion <FI>is<Fi> in the broad places.' — read the full passage →

The slothful roasteth not his hunting, And the wealth of a diligent man is precious.

that the man of God may be fitted--for every good work having been completed.

The servants! obey in all things those who are masters according to the flesh, not in eye-service as men-pleasers, but in simplicity of heart, fearing God; — read the full passage →

to him, then, knowing to do good, and not doing, sin it is to him.

if ye may remain in me, and my sayings in you may remain, whatever ye may wish ye shall ask, and it shall be done to you.

the labouring husbandman it behoveth first of the fruits to partake;

But--in the law of Jehovah <FI>is<Fi> his delight, And in His law he doth meditate by day and by night:

and my God shall supply all your need, according to His riches in glory in Christ Jesus;

`For--as a man going abroad did call his own servants, and did deliver to them his substance, — read the full passage →

Thy words have been found, and I eat them, And Thy word is to me for a joy, And for the rejoicing of my heart, For Thy name is called on me, O Jehovah, God of Hosts.

As vinegar to the teeth, And as smoke to the eyes, So <FI>is<Fi> the slothful to those sending him.

rise, for on thee <FI>is<Fi> the matter, and we <FI>are<Fi> with thee; be strong, and do.'

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,

be diligent to present thyself approved to God--a workman irreproachable, rightly dividing the word of the truth;

let all things be done decently and in order.

And the tent of meeting--the camp of the Levites--hath journeyed in the midst of the camps; as they encamp so they journey, each at his station by their standards.

In like manner, the wives, be ye subject to your own husbands, that even if certain are disobedient to the word, through the conversation of the wives, without the word, they may be won, — read the full passage →

for even when we were with you, this we did command you, that if any one is not willing to work, neither let him eat,

night and day exceedingly beseeching, that we might see your face, and perfect the things lacking in your faith.

and to cause all to see what <FI>is<Fi> the fellowship of the secret that hath been hid from the ages in God, who the all things did create by Jesus Christ,

All that thy hand findeth to do, with thy power do, for there is no work, and device, and knowledge, and wisdom in Sheol whither thou art going.

and Moses saith unto Joshua, `Choose for us men, and go out, fight with Amalek: to-morrow I am standing on the top of the hill, and the rod of God in my hand.' — read the full passage →

Wherefore having girded up the loins of your mind, being sober, hope perfectly upon the grace that is being brought to you in the revelation of Jesus Christ,

And all that mine eyes asked I kept not back from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labour, and this hath been my portion, from all my labour,

And thy poverty hath come as a traveller, And thy want as an armed man.

And he, as a bridegroom, goeth out from his covering, He rejoiceth as a mighty one To run the path.

He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause <FI>them<Fi> to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah <FI>are<Fi> the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world.

that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during,

A Song of the Ascents. I lift up mine eyes unto the hills, Whence doth my help come? — read the full passage →

To number our days aright let <FI>us<Fi> know, And we bring the heart to wisdom.

And they come in, and call unto the gatekeeper of the city, and declare for themselves, saying, `We have come in unto the camp of Aram, and lo, there is not there a man, or sound of man, but the bound horse, and the bound ass, and tents as they <FI>are<Fi> .'

And Ahithophel hath seen that his counsel was not done, and he saddleth the ass, and riseth and goeth unto his house, unto his city, and giveth charge unto his household, and strangleth himself, and dieth, and he is buried in the burying-place of his father.

Because of this also, we--we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;

And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given to them, and the souls of those who have been beheaded because of the testimony of Jesus, and because of the word of God, and who did not bow before the beast, nor his image, and did not receive the mark upon their forehead and upon their hand, and they did live and reign with Christ the thousand years; — read the full passage →