All 12 Uses of
sloth
in
Proverbs
- 12:24 The hand of the diligent shall bear rule: but the slothful shall be under tribute.†
Chpt 12slothful = lazy
- 12:27 The slothful man roasteth not that which he took in hunting: but the substance of a diligent man is precious.†
Chpt 12
- 15:19 The way of the slothful man is as an hedge of thorns: but the way of the righteous is made plain.†
Chpt 15
- 18:9 He also that is slothful in his work is brother to him that is a great waster.†
Chpt 18
- 19:15 Slothfulness casteth into a deep sleep; and an idle soul shall suffer hunger.†
Chpt 19 *slothfulness = the trait of being lazy
- 19:24 A slothful man hideth his hand in his bosom, and will not so much as bring it to his mouth again.†
Chpt 19slothful = lazy
- 21:25 The desire of the slothful killeth him; for his hands refuse to labour.†
Chpt 21
- 22:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion without, I shall be slain in the streets.†
Chpt 22
- 24:30 I went by the field of the slothful, and by the vineyard of the man void of understanding; 24:31 And, lo, it was all grown over with thorns, and nettles had covered the face thereof, and the stone wall thereof was broken down.†
Chpt 24
- 26:13 The slothful man saith, There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.†
Chpt 26
- 26:14 As the door turneth upon his hinges, so doth the slothful upon his bed.†
Chpt 26
- 26:15 The slothful hideth his hand in his bosom; it grieveth him to bring it again to his mouth.†
Chpt 26
Definitions:
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(1)
(sloth as in: mental sloth) laziness (an unwillingness to work or exert oneself)
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(2)
(sloth as in: a sloth in the tree) a type of mammal that seldom moves and is very slow when it does move