Topic

Wasting

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John 6:12

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost.

John 6:12–14

When they were filled, he said unto his disciples, Gather up the fragments that remain, that nothing be lost. — read the full passage →

Leviticus 19:9–10

And when ye reap the harvest of your land, thou shalt not wholly reap the corners of thy field, neither shalt thou gather the gleanings of thy harvest. — read the full passage →

Matthew 25:14–30

For the kingdom of heaven is as a man travelling into a far country, who called his own servants, and delivered unto them his goods. — read the full passage →

Matthew 26:8

But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, To what purpose is this waste?

Proverbs 24:30–34

I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; — read the full passage →

Colossians 3:23

And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;

Ephesians 5:16–17

Redeeming the time, because the days are evil. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 4:28

Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth.

Proverbs 20:13

Love not sleep, lest thou come to poverty; open thine eyes, and thou shalt be satisfied with bread.

Ephesians 6:4

And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

Proverbs 26:14

As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.

Psalms 90:12

So teach us to number our days, that we may apply our hearts unto wisdom.

Romans 12:2

And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

Colossians 4:5

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time.

Luke 15:13

And not many days after the younger son gathered all together, and took his journey into a far country, and there wasted his substance with riotous living.

Proverbs 18:9

He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.

Proverbs 12:24

The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.

Proverbs 6:9–11

How long wilt thou sleep, O sluggard? when wilt thou arise out of thy sleep? — read the full passage →

Revelation 1:1

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

1 Peter 4:3

For the time past of our life may suffice us to have wrought the will of the Gentiles, when we walked in lasciviousness, lusts, excess of wine, revellings, banquetings, and abominable idolatries:

James 4:14

Whereas ye know not what shall be on the morrow. For what is your life? It is even a vapour, that appeareth for a little time, and then vanisheth away.

Hebrews 12:1–2

Wherefore seeing we also are compassed about with so great a cloud of witnesses, let us lay aside every weight, and the sin which doth so easily beset us, and let us run with patience the race that is set before us, — read the full passage →

Galatians 5:22–23

But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, — read the full passage →

John 3:16

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

1 Timothy 6:10

For the love of money is the root of all evil: which while some coveted after, they have erred from the faith, and pierced themselves through with many sorrows.

Ephesians 6:10–18

Finally, my brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the power of his might. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 5:15–17

See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 3:1

To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

Colossians 4:5–6

Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. — read the full passage →

Ephesians 5:1

Be ye therefore followers of God, as dear children;

2 Corinthians 5:21

For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

Luke 19:12–27

He said therefore, A certain nobleman went into a far country to receive for himself a kingdom, and to return. — read the full passage →

Ecclesiastes 3:11

He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.

Proverbs 14:23

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Proverbs 6:6–8

Go to the ant, thou sluggard; consider her ways, and be wise: — read the full passage →

Genesis 2:15

And the Lord God took the man, and put him into the garden of Eden to dress it and to keep it.

Colossians 2:1–23

For I would that ye knew what great conflict I have for you, and for them at Laodicea, and for as many as have not seen my face in the flesh; — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 7:25–40

Now concerning virgins I have no commandment of the Lord: yet I give my judgment, as one that hath obtained mercy of the Lord to be faithful. — read the full passage →

1 Corinthians 7:1–9

Now concerning the things whereof ye wrote unto me: It is good for a man not to touch a woman. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 20:4

The sluggard will not plow by reason of the cold; therefore shall he beg in harvest, and have nothing.

Exodus 12:14–51

And this day shall be unto you for a memorial; and ye shall keep it a feast to the Lord throughout your generations; ye shall keep it a feast by an ordinance for ever. — read the full passage →

James 4:3

Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.

Ephesians 4:17–32

This I say therefore, and testify in the Lord, that ye henceforth walk not as other Gentiles walk, in the vanity of their mind, — read the full passage →

John 9:4

I must work the works of him that sent me, while it is day: the night cometh, when no man can work.

Matthew 24:23–27

Then if any man shall say unto you, Lo, here is Christ, or there; believe it not. — read the full passage →

Matthew 7:24–27

Therefore whosoever heareth these sayings of mine, and doeth them, I will liken him unto a wise man, which built his house upon a rock: — read the full passage →

Isaiah 2:1–22

The word that Isaiah the son of Amoz saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

Proverbs 21:25

The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.

Proverbs 19:15

Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.

Proverbs 15:19

The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.

Proverbs 13:4

The soul of the sluggard desireth, and hath nothing: but the soul of the diligent shall be made fat.

Proverbs 12:27

The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.

Proverbs 6:30

Men do not despise a thief, if he steal to satisfy his soul when he is hungry;

Psalms 39:4–5

Lord, make me to know mine end, and the measure of my days, what it is; that I may know how frail I am. — read the full passage →

Deuteronomy 28:22

The Lord shall smite thee with a consumption, and with a fever, and with an inflammation, and with an extreme burning, and with the sword, and with blasting, and with mildew; and they shall pursue thee until thou perish.

Exodus 23:11

But the seventh year thou shalt let it rest and lie still; that the poor of thy people may eat: and what they leave the beasts of the field shall eat. In like manner thou shalt deal with thy vineyard, and with thy oliveyard.

Genesis 1:1–2:25

In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — read the full passage →

Ezekiel 1:6

And every one had four faces, and every one had four wings.

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